1986 Lagan Valley by-election

The 1986 Lagan Valley by-election was one of the fifteen 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election.

1986 Lagan Valley by-election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	James Henry Molyneaux	32,514	90.7	+31.5
	Workers' Party	John Lowry	3,328	9.3	+7.3
Majority			29,186	81.4	+39.0
Turnout			35,842	57.8	−9.8
Registered electors			63,244
	UUP hold		Swing

1986 Lagan Valley by-election

← 1983 23 Jan 1986 1987 →
Constituency of Lagan Valley
Turnout	57.8% ( 9.8%)
First party Second party   WPI Candidate James Henry Molyneaux John Lowry Party UUP Workers' Party Popular vote 32,514 3,328 Percentage 90.7% 9.3% Swing 31.5% 7.3%
MP before election James Henry Molyneaux UUP Subsequent MP James Henry Molyneaux UUP

References

1. "By-election Result". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

Other References

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-elections
• CAIN: Westminster By-Elections (NI) - Thursday 23 January 1986
• Northern Ireland Elections: Westminster by-elections 1986