1959 Belfast East by-election

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

General election 1955: Belfast East
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

1959 Belfast East by-election[2]
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

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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