The Belfast East by-election of 19 March 1959 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament Alan McKibbin.
The seat was safe, having been won by Unionists at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 14,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Alan McKibbin | 26,938 | 62.5 | +0.8 | |
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 13,041 | 30.2 | −8.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Liam Mulcahy | 3,156 | 7.3 | New | |
| Majority | 13,897 | 32.3 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,135 | 70.4 | −4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,258 | ||||
| UUP hold | Swing | ||||
Result of the by-election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Stanley McMaster | 19,524 | 57.8 | −4.7 | |
| NI Labour | James Gardner | 14,264 | 42.2 | +10.0 | |
| Majority | 5,260 | 15.6 | −16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 33,788 | 57.9 | −12.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,388 | ||||
| UUP hold | Swing | ||||
External links
edit- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
