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{{Infobox Election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Upper Bann South by-election
| election_name = 1990 Upper Bann by-election
| type = presidential
| type = parliamentary
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| seats_for_election = [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]] parlimentary seat
| seats_for_election = Constituency of [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]]
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 1987
| previous_election = 1987 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year = 1987
| previous_year = 1987
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| next_election = United Kingdom general election, 1992
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| next_year = 1992
| election_date = 17 May 1990
| election_date = 17 May 1990
| candidate1 = '''[[David Trimble]]'''

| candidate1 = [[David Trimble]]
| image1 = [[File:David Trimble (3x4 crop).jpg|x160px]]
| image1 = [[Image:David Trimble at Lisburn Seed Group benefit, Hillsborough Castle, Christmas 2007 crop.jpg|100px]]
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| popular_vote1 = '''20,547'''
| popular_vote1 = '''20,547'''
| percentage1 = '''58.0%'''
| percentage1 = '''58.0%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.5%

| candidate2 = [[Bríd Rodgers]]
| candidate2 = [[Bríd Rodgers]]
| image2 = [[Image:Rodgers33.jpg|80px]]
| image2 = [[File:Rodgers33 (3x4 crop).jpg|x160px]]
| party2 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| party2 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| popular_vote2 = 6,698
| popular_vote2 = 6,698
| percentage2 = 18.9%
| percentage2 = 18.9%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 1.6%

| candidate3 = Sheena Campbell
| candidate3 = Sheena Campbell
| image3 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}; font-size:35px;"> '''SF'''</span></div>
| image3 = [[Image: No image.png|80px]]
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| popular_vote3 = 2,033
| popular_vote3 = 2,033
| percentage3 = 5.7%
| percentage3 = 5.7%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.7%

| title = MP
| title = MP
| posttitle = Subsequent MP
| posttitle = Subsequent MP
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| after_election = [[David Trimble]]
| after_election = [[David Trimble]]
| after_party = Ulster Unionist Party
| after_party = Ulster Unionist Party
| turnout = 53.4% ({{decrease}} 12.6%)
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}}
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| next_election = 1992 United Kingdom general election
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| next_year = 1992
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}


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The '''1990 by-election in [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]]''' was caused by the death of the sitting [[Ulster Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] [[Harold McCusker]] on 2 February 1990.
{{Unreferenced|date=April 2008}}


The by-election was especially notable for three reasons. Firstly, the [[Sinn Féin]] candidate in the election, Sheena Campbell, was murdered by the [[Ulster Volunteer Force|UVF]] in Belfast on 16 October 1992.
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The '''1990 by-election in [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]]''' was caused by the death of the sitting [[Ulster Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] [[Harold McCusker]] on February 2, 1990.


The by-election was especially notable for three reasons. Firstly, eleven candidates stood in the by-election, which to date is the record for a parliamentary election in [[Northern Ireland]]. Secondly, amongst the eleven were candidates for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP), both contesting parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland for the first time since the "Equal Citizenship" campaign had sought to get the major UK parties to organise in the province. Finally the successful Ulster Unionist candidate was [[David Trimble]], who five years later would become the leader of the party.
Eleven candidates stood in the by-election, which to date is the record for a parliamentary election in [[Northern Ireland]]. Secondly, amongst the eleven were candidates for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP), both contesting parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland for the first time since the "Equal Citizenship" campaign had sought to get the major UK parties to organise in the province. Finally the successful Ulster Unionist candidate was [[David Trimble]], who five years later would become the leader of the party.


The SDP candidate took only 154 votes, and finished in eleventh and last place - the worst performance in a by-election by any party with MPs sitting in the House of Commons since the [[English National Party]] during 1976.
The SDP candidate took only 154 votes, and finished in eleventh and last place – the worst performance in a by-election by any party with MPs sitting in the House of Commons since the [[English National Party]] in the [[1976 Rotherham by-election]].


==Results==
==Results==
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=1990 Upper Bann by-election<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html|title=Results of Byelections in the 1987–92 Parliament|last=Boothroyd|first=David|access-date=1 October 2015|website=United Kingdom Election Results}}</ref>}}
|title=By-election 1990: Upper Bann
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[David Trimble]]
|candidate = [[David Trimble]]
|votes = 20,547
|votes = 20,547
|percentage = 58.0
|percentage = 58.0
|change = -3.5
|change = −3.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = [[Brid Rodgers]]
|candidate = [[Bríd Rodgers]]
|votes = 6,698
|votes = 6,698
|percentage = 18.9
|percentage = 18.9
|change = -1.6
|change = −1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 2,033
|votes = 2,033
|percentage = 5.7
|percentage = 5.7
|change = -1.7
|change = −1.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Independence Movement
|party = Ulster Independence Movement
|candidate = [[Hugh Ross (politician)|Hugh Ross]]
|candidate = [[Hugh Ross (Northern Ireland politician)|Hugh Ross]]
|votes = 1,534
|votes = 1,534
|percentage = 4.3
|percentage = 4.3
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}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = [[Tom French (politician)|Tom French]]
|candidate = [[Tom French (politician)|Tom French]]
|votes = 1,083
|votes = 1,083
|percentage = 3.1
|percentage = 3.1
|change = -1.6
|change = −1.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservatives in Northern Ireland
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Colette Jones
|candidate = Colette Jones
|votes = 1,038
|votes = 1,038
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = William Ramsay
|candidate = William Ramsay
|votes = 948
|votes = 948
|percentage = 2.7
|percentage = 2.7
|change = -3.2
|change = −3.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = Erskine Holmes
|candidate = [[Erskine Holmes]]
|votes = 235
|votes = 235
|percentage = 0.6
|percentage = 0.6
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{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,849
|votes = 13,849
|percentage =
|percentage = 39.1
|change =
|change = -1.9
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 35,446
|percentage = 53.4
|percentage = 53.4
|change =
|change = −12.6
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}}
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 66,377
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}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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==General Election result, 1987==
==General Election result, 1987==
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Upper Bann<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|General Election 1987]]: Upper Bann
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Harold McCusker]]
|candidate = [[Harold McCusker]]
|votes = 25,137
|votes = 25,137
|percentage = 61.5
|percentage = 61.5
|change = 4.6
|change = +4.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = [[Brid Rodgers]]
|candidate = [[Bríd Rodgers]]
|votes = 8,676
|votes = 8,676
|percentage = 20.5
|percentage = 20.5
|change = 3.7
|change = +3.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 3,126
|votes = 3,126
|percentage = 7.4
|percentage = 7.4
|change = -2.0
|change = −2.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Fionnuala Cook
|candidate = Mary Cook
|votes = 2,487
|votes = 2,487
|percentage = 5.9
|percentage = 5.9
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}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = [[Tom French (politician)|Tom French]]
|candidate = [[Tom French (politician)|Tom French]]
|votes = 2,004
|votes = 2,004
|percentage = 4.7
|percentage = 4.7
|change = -0.8
|change = −0.8
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,461
|votes = 17,361
|percentage =
|percentage = 41.0
|change =
|change = -20.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,430
|percentage = 66.0
|percentage = 66.0
|change = -6.0
|change = −6.0
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}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 64,540
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
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{{By-elections to the 50th UK Parliament}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers)

{{Westminster by-elections in Northern Ireland}}
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{{By-elections to the 50th UK Parliament}}


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Latest revision as of 13:33, 24 January 2023

1990 Upper Bann by-election
← 1987 17 May 1990 1992 →
Constituency of Upper Bann
Turnout53.4% (Decrease 12.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
SF
Candidate David Trimble Bríd Rodgers Sheena Campbell
Party UUP SDLP Sinn Féin
Popular vote 20,547 6,698 2,033
Percentage 58.0% 18.9% 5.7%
Swing Decrease 3.5% Decrease 1.6% Decrease 1.7%
MP before election

Harold McCusker
UUP

Subsequent MP

David Trimble
UUP

The 1990 by-election in Upper Bann was caused by the death of the sitting Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament Harold McCusker on 2 February 1990.

The by-election was especially notable for three reasons. Firstly, the Sinn Féin candidate in the election, Sheena Campbell, was murdered by the UVF in Belfast on 16 October 1992.

Eleven candidates stood in the by-election, which to date is the record for a parliamentary election in Northern Ireland. Secondly, amongst the eleven were candidates for the Conservative Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), both contesting parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland for the first time since the "Equal Citizenship" campaign had sought to get the major UK parties to organise in the province. Finally the successful Ulster Unionist candidate was David Trimble, who five years later would become the leader of the party.

The SDP candidate took only 154 votes, and finished in eleventh and last place – the worst performance in a by-election by any party with MPs sitting in the House of Commons since the English National Party in the 1976 Rotherham by-election.

Results

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1990 Upper Bann by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP David Trimble 20,547 58.0 −3.5
SDLP Bríd Rodgers 6,698 18.9 −1.6
Sinn Féin Sheena Campbell 2,033 5.7 −1.7
Ulster Independence Hugh Ross 1,534 4.3 N/A
Workers' Party Tom French 1,083 3.1 −1.6
NI Conservatives Colette Jones 1,038 3.0 N/A
Alliance William Ramsay 948 2.7 −3.2
Ulster Democratic Gary McMichael 600 1.7 N/A
Green Peter Doran 576 1.6 N/A
Independent Labour Erskine Holmes 235 0.6 N/A
SDP Alistair Dunn 154 0.4 N/A
Majority 13,849 39.1 −1.9
Turnout 35,446 53.4 −12.6
Registered electors 66,377
UUP hold Swing

General Election result, 1987

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General election 1987: Upper Bann[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Harold McCusker 25,137 61.5 +4.6
SDLP Bríd Rodgers 8,676 20.5 +3.7
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 3,126 7.4 −2.0
Alliance Mary Cook 2,487 5.9 N/A
Workers' Party Tom French 2,004 4.7 −0.8
Majority 17,361 41.0 −20.4
Turnout 41,430 66.0 −6.0
Registered electors 64,540
UUP hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987–92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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