Mid Ulster by-election, 1956
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The by-election held in Mid Ulster on May 8, 1956 was called as a result of a vote in the British parliament on 7 February 1956 which voted to disqualify the sitting MP, Charles Beattie, who himself had been awarded the seat after the candidate who won the seat at a previous by-election, Tom Mitchell, was disqualified from assuming office on the basis that he was a convicted felon.
| Mid Ulster by-election, 1956 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent Unionist | George Forrest | 28,605 | 48.36 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Tom Mitchell | 24,124 | 40.78 | ||
| Anti-Partition | Michael O'Neill | 6,421 | 10.86 | ||
| Majority | 4,481 | 7.58 | |||
| Turnout | 59,150 | 88.43 | |||
| Independent gain from Sinn Féin | Swing | ||||
