Westminster By-Election (NI) 17 May 1990[Key_Events] [KEY_ISSUES] [Conflict_Background] POLITICS: [Menu] [Reading] [Articles] [Government] [Political_Initiatives] [Political_Solutions] [Parties] [ELECTIONS] [Sources] [Peace_Process] Material is added to this site on a regular basis - information on this page may change Westminster By-Election (NI)
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| Summary of Results |
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Electorate |
66377 |
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| Spoiled Votes |
174 |
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| Total Valid Votes |
35466 |
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| Percentage Valid Votes |
53.43 |
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| Candidate (Party) |
No. Valid Votes |
% Valid Votes |
| D. Trimble (Ulster Unionist Party; UUP) |
20,547 |
57.97 |
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Mrs B. Rogers (Social Democratic and Labour Party; SDLP) |
6,698 |
18.90 |
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Ms S. Campbell (Sinn Féin; SF) |
2,033 |
5.74 |
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Rev H. Ross (Ulster Independent) |
1,534 |
4.33 |
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T. French (Workers' Party; WP) |
1,083 |
3.06 |
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Mrs C. Jones (Conservative Party) |
1,038 |
2.93 |
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Dr W. Ramsay (Alliance Party of Northern Ireland; APNI) |
948 |
2.67 |
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G. McMichael (Ulster Democratic Party; UDP) |
600 |
1.69 |
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P. Doran (Green Party) |
576 |
1.63 |
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E. Holmes (Right to Vote Labour) |
235 |
0.66 |
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A. Dunn (Social Democrat Party) |
154 |
0.43 |
| Total |
35,446 |
100.00 |
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Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Majority |
13,849 |
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Sources:
Elliott, S. & Flakes, W.D. (1999) Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1999 Belfast: Blackstaff Press.
Whitaker's Almanack (1991) London: A & C Black.
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