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
[edit]Previous Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | David Reid | 66,324 | 46.4 | N/A | |
UUP | John Morrow Simms | 58,777 | 43.5 | N/A | |
Ind. Republican | Patrick O'Hagan | 20,236 | 13.3 | New | |
Majority | 38,541 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 145,337 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Candidates
[edit]Result
[edit]James Little was elected unopposed as an Ulster Unionist.
Aftermath
[edit]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 | |
UUP | Walter Smiles | 24,148 | 20.9 | −22.6 | |
UUP | 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 UUP | Swing | N/A | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)