The Belfast East by-election of 19 March 1959 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament Alan McKibbin. The seat was safe, having been won by Unionists at the

1955 United Kingdom general election The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election in 1951. It was a snap election: after Winston Churchill retired in April 1955, Anthony Eden took over and immediately ca ...

by nearly 14,000 votes
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Result of the previous general election

Result of the by-election

External links

A Vision Of Britain Through Time
(Constituency elector numbers)

References

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