1939 Down by-election

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The Down by-election, 1939 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[]

Previous Result[]

General election 1935: Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP David Reid 66,324 43.5 N/A
UUP John Morrow Simms 58,777 46.4 N/A
Independent Republican Patrick O'Hagan 20,236 13.3 N/A
Majority 38,541 33.1
Turnout 145,337 56.7
UUP hold Swing N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A

Candidates[]

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 and stood as an Independent Unionist.

General election 1945: Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind U James Little 46,732 40.4 N/A
UUP Walter Smiles 24,148 20.9 N/A
UUP John Blakiston Houston 22,730 19.6 N/A
Ind U James Brown 22,163 19.1 N/A
Majority 1,418 1.3
Turnout 115,773 39.8
Ind U gain from UUP Swing N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A

References[]

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
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