List of Northern Ireland Parliament by-elections explained

This is a list of by-elections to the Northern Ireland House of Commons, from its creation in 1921 until its abolition in 1972.

DateConstituencyIncumbentWinnerCause
2 May 1923Belfast WestWilliam TwaddellPhilip James WoodsDeath
6 November 1925Belfast SouthPhilip James WoodsAnthony BabingtonDeclined seat in favour of Belfast West
25 November 1925ArmaghRichard BestJohn Clarke DavisonAppointed Lord Justice of Appeal
10 November 1930North TyroneWilliam Thomas MillerJames Fulton GambleDeath
4 June 1934Belfast CentralJoseph DevlinThomas Joseph CampbellDeath
22 March 1935Queen's University of BelfastRobert McNeillArthur Brownlow MitchellResignation
2 April 1937Belfast BallynafeighThomas MolesFrederick ThompsonDeath
7 May 1937FoyleJames Joseph McCarrollPatrick MaxwellDeath
27 May 1937LarneGeorge Boyle HannaHarold Claude RobinsonResignation
Mid ArmaghJohn Clarke DavisonNorman StrongeResignation
5 December 1938Queen's University of BelfastRobert James JohnstoneHoward StevensonDeath
27 April 1939City of LondonderryEdward Sullivan MurphyWilliam LowryDeath
10 November 1939BannsideGeorge Charles Gillespie YoungMalcolm PatrickDeath
15 March 1941Central ArmaghDavid ShillingtonGeorge DouganDeath
27 March 1941North DownJames CraigThomas BailieDeath
2 July 1941Mid TyroneHugh McAleerMichael McGurkDeath
3 December 1941Belfast WillowfieldArthur BlackHarry MidgleyResignation
2 April 1942Belfast FallsRichard ByrneEamon DonnellyDeath
19 October 1942Queen's University of BelfastArthur Brownlow MitchellWilliam LyleDeath
2 July 1943Queen's University of BelfastRobert CorkeyJohn W. RenshawResignation
11 August 1943North TyroneJames GambleThomas LyonsDeath
26 August 1943CarrickJohn Fawcett GordonJohn Dermot CampbellResignation
13 December 1944Queen's University of BelfastJohn MacDermottHerbert QuinAppointed High Court Judge
12 April 1945South TyroneRowley ElliottW. F. McCoyDeath
19 April 1945CarrickJohn Dermot CampbellLancelot CurranDeath
19 April 1945LarneHarold Claude RobinsonWalter ToppingDeath
15 October 1945North AntrimRobert LynnWilliam McCleeryDeath
22 August 1946Belfast CentralThomas Joseph CampbellFrank HannaResignation
7 November 1946BannsideMalcolm PatrickTerence O'NeillDeath
27 June 1947City of LondonderryWilliam LowryJames Godfrey MacManawayResignation
20 April 1948Queen's University, BelfastFrederick McSorleySamuel IrwinDeath
16 August 1948Mid TyroneMichael McGurkEdward McCullaghDeath
24 October 1949EnniskillenErne FergusonThomas Charles NelsonResignation
15 November 1949Queen's University, BelfastWilliam LyleFrederick Lloyd-DoddDeath
29 November 1949Belfast DuncairnWilliam GrantGeorge Boyle HannaDeath
20 January 1950CarrickLancelot CurranAlexander HunterResignation
4 April 1950Belfast WoodvaleJohn William NixonRobert HarcourtDeath
31 October 1950Belfast BloomfieldHerbert DixonDaniel DixonDeath
6 December 1950South ArmaghMalachy ConlonCharles McGleenanDeath
2 February 1951Antrim BoroughHugh MinfordNat MinfordDeath
18 June 1951City of LondonderryJames Godfrey MacManawayEdward Warburton JonesResignation
10 December 1951South AntrimJohn Milne BarbourBrian McConnellDeath
8 May 1954EnniskillenThomas Charles NelsonHarry WestDeath
15 October 1955Central ArmaghGeorge DouganIsaac HawthorneDeath
15 November 1955Belfast WoodvaleRobert HarcourtNeville MartinElected Lord Mayor of Belfast
23 November 1956Belfast WindsorArchibald WilsonHerbert KirkResignation
4 December 1956Belfast DuncairnGeorge Boyle HannaWilliam FitzsimmonsResignation
5 March 1959West DownJohn Edgar BaileyDavid John LittleDeath
28 May 1959Belfast CliftonRobin KinahanWilliam James MorganElected Lord Mayor of Belfast
5 February 1960LarneWalter ToppingWilliam CraigResignation
16 February 1960Belfast ShankillHenry HolmesDesmond BoalResignation
9 July 1960South LondonderryDehra ParkerJames Chichester-ClarkResignation
29 November 1960North LondonderryRobert MooreJoseph BurnsDeath
20 April 1961Belfast BloomfieldDaniel DixonWalter ScottResignation
22 November 1961Queen's University, BelfastSamuel IrwinSheelagh MurnaghanDeath
6 December 1962Belfast CromacJoseph MorganWilliam KennedyDeath
9 May 1964IveaghBrian MaginessSamuel MagowanAppointed County Court Judge
30 June 1964East TyroneJoseph Francis StewartAustin CurrieDeath
3 December 1964Mid DownJohn L. O. AndrewsBasil KellyElected to Senate
19 June 1965West DownDavid John LittleJohn DobsonAppointed Recorder of Londonderry
23 November 1966Queen's University, BelfastCharles StewartRobert PorterResignation
25 May 1967South DownJoseph ConnellanMichael KeoghDeath
22 March 1968LisnaskeaBasil BrookeJohn BrookeResignation
16 May 1968City of LondonderryEdward Warburton JonesAlbert AndersonAppointed High Court Judge
6 November 1968South AntrimBrian McConnellRichard FergusonResignation
16 April 1970BannsideTerence O'NeillIan PaisleyResignation
16 April 1970South AntrimRichard FergusonWilliam BeattieResignation
Belfast St Anne'sNorman LairdJohn LairdDeath

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