1939 Down by-election
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The 1939 Down by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Down in Northern Ireland.
Previous MP
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Previous Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | David Reid | 66,324 | 46.4 | N/A | |
Ulster Unionist | John Morrow Simms | 58,777 | 43.5 | N/A | |
Independent Republican | Patrick O'Hagan | 20,236 | 13.3 | New | |
Majority | 38,541 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 145,337 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Candidates
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Result
James Little was elected unopposed as an Ulster Unionist.
Aftermath
Little subsequently left the party in the run-up to the 1945 general election in a dispute over re-selection, stood and was re-elected as an Independent Unionist.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Unionist | James Little | 46,732 | 40.4 | N/A | |
Ulster Unionist | Walter Smiles | 24,148 | 20.9 | -22.6 | |
Ulster Unionist | John Blakiston Houston | 22,730 | 19.6 | -26.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | James Brown | 22,163 | 19.1 | New | |
Majority | 24,002 | 20.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 115,773 | 39.8 | -16.9 | ||
Ind. Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
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