1986 South Down by-election

Enoch Powell Ulster Unionist Party Enoch Powell Ulster Unionist Party The South Down by-election of 1986 was part of a co-ordinated series of by-elections aimed to show opposition to the Anglo Irish agreement.It resulted in the narrow victory of the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party, Enoch Powell, who increased his majority by 1,294 votes despite rising support for Irish Nationalist candidates.His opponent Eddie McGrady would later take the seat in the 1987 general election.This Elections in Northern Ireland related article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Ireland is a stub.
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