East Antrim by-election, 1919

The East Antrim by-election of 1919 was held on 27 May 1919. The by-election was held due to the appointed commander of the Irish guards of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Robert Chaine Alexander McCalmont. It was won by the Independent Unionist candidate George Boyle Hanna.[1]

Result

East Antrim by-election, 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Unionist George Boyle Hanna 8,714 48.30 +48.30
Irish Unionist William Agnew Moore 7,549 41.84 -52.80
Independent Charles McFerran Legg 1,778 9.86 +9.86
Majority 1,165 6.46 N/A
Turnout 24,798 72.75 N/A
Independent Unionist gain from Irish Unionist Swing N/A

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.