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Stormont By-election (NI) - Wednesday 6 November 1968


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Stormont By-election (NI)
Wednesday 6 November 1968

The following are the (draft) results of the 1968 Stormont By-election for South Antrim on Wednesday 6 November 1968.

The results contain the following information:
Name of constituency
Name of candidate (Party) Number of votes
Party majority: Electorate: Turnout: (%)

South Antrim

Ferguson, R. (Unionist Party) 16,288
Coulthard, J. (Northern Ireland Labour Party) 2,848

Unionist Party (U) majority: 13,440; Electorate: 38,672; Turnout: 49.6%

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