Belfast East by-election, 1959
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The Belfast East by-election of 19 March 1959 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of Ulster Unionist Party MP (MP) Alan McKibbin:[1]
The seat was safe, having been won by Unionists at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 14,000 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
General Election 1955: Belfast East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UUP | Alan McKibbin | 26,938 | 62.45 | ||
Labour | Tom Boyd | 13,041 | 30.23 | ||
Sinn Féin | Liam Mulcahy | 3,156 | 7.32 | ||
Majority | 13,897 | 32.22 | - | ||
Result of the by-election
By-election 1959: Belfast East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UUP | Stanley McMaster | 19,524 | 57.78 | -4.67 | |
Labour | James Gardner | 14,264 | 42.22 | +11.99 | |
Majority | 5,260 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Full results
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net
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