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Elections · By-election

Mid Ulster by-election 2013: result

Won by
Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy, 17,462 votes
Majority
4,681
12.6% of valid votes
Turnout
55.4%
7 March 2013
Turnout at the last general election
63.2%
6 May 2010

The Mid Ulster by-election was held on 7 March 2013. Francie Molloy (Sinn Féin) won with 17,462 votes, 46.9% of the valid vote, a majority of 4,681 over Nigel Lutton (an independent candidate).

The House of Commons Library describes the result as: “Sinn Féin hold by Francie Molloy with a majority of 4,681”.

At the general election of 6 May 2010, Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) won the seat with 52.0% of the vote; the same party held it at the by-election.

Turnout was 55.4% of the 67,192 electorate, lower than the 63.2% at that general election.

The largest change in a party's share since the general election was for Sinn Féin, down 5.1 percentage points.

By-election result, 7 March 2013

CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Francie MolloySinn Féin17,46246.9%−5.1
Nigel LuttonIndependent12,78134.4%
Patsy McGloneSocial Democratic & Labour Party6,47817.4%+3.1
Eric BullickAlliance4871.3%+0.3

Electorate 67,192; valid votes 37,208; rejected ballots 223. Change is in percentage points against the previous general election, by party.

Previous general election in Mid Ulster, 6 May 2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Martin McGuinnessSinn Féin21,23952.0%+4.4
Ian McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party5,87614.4%−9.1
Tony QuinnSocial Democratic & Labour Party5,82614.3%−3.2
Sandra OverendIndependent4,50911.0%
Walter MillarTraditional Unionist Voice2,9957.3%
Ian ButlerAlliance3971.0%

Electorate 64,594; valid votes 40,842; majority 15,363. The Commons Library describes it as: “Sinn Féin hold by Martin McGuinness with a majority of 15,363”.

All general elections and by-elections

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