Belfast South by-election, 1963

The Belfast South by-election of 22 October 1963 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir David Campbell on 12 June the same year. The seat was retained by the Ulster Unionists.

Results

Belfast South, 1963^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Rafton Pounder	17,989	64.31	-5.56
	NI Labour	Norman Searight	7,209	25.77	+4.19
	Liberal	Albert Hamilton	2,774	9.92	+2.38
Turnout			27,972
	UUP hold		Swing

References

↑ "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

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