South Down by-election, 1986

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, a seat that some had predicted he would lose. His opponent Eddie McGrady would later take the seat in the 1987 general election.

South Down by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UUP Enoch Powell 24,963 48.4 +8.1
SDLP Eddie McGrady 23,121 44.8 +5.5
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell 2,963 5.7 -2.2
Workers' Party Sean Magee 522 1.0 -0.7
Majority 1,842
Turnout
UUP hold Swing

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