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Westminster By-Election (NI) 3 May 2018


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Westminster By-Election (NI) - West Tyrone
Thursday 3 May 2018

Introduction

The West Tyrone by-election was called following the resignation of the sitting MP Barry McElduff (SF) on 15 January 2018. McElduff resigned as a result of public pressure over a controversial video on his Twitter account. Following his resignation there was some comment about a possible pact between the unionist parties to support an agreed candidate to oppose SF. However, no agreement was reached and the DUP and UUP contested the election.

Summary of Results

Electorate: 64,101
Votes Polled: 35,337
Spoiled votes: 305
Total valid vote: 35,029
Percentage turnout: 55.13%

Party
Votes
% Valid Votes
Orfhlaith Begley, Sinn Féin (SF) 16,346 46.66%
Thomas Buchanan, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 8,390 23.95%
Daniel McCrossan, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 6,254 17.85%
Chris Smyth, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 2,909 8.30%
Stephen Donnelly, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) 1,130 3.23%
Total
35,029
100.00

Sources:
Various media reports
Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI). (2018). Result of the Westminster By-Election (NI) - West Tyrone, Thursday 3 May 2018, [PDF; 190KB]. Belfast: EONI. ... [28602] - [Election Results]
The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (result page) <external_link>

 

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