1959 Belfast East by-election
# 1959 Belfast East by-election

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 by nearly 14,000 votes

## Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Belfast East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Alan McKibbin | 26,938 | 62.5 | +0.8 |
| | NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 13,041 | 30.2 | -8.1 |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Mulcahy | 3,156 | 7.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,897 | 32.3 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,135 | 70.4 | -4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,258 | | |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | | |

## Result of the by-election

1959 Belfast East by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Stanley McMaster | 19,524 | 57.8 | -4.7 |
| | NI Labour | James Gardner | 14,264 | 42.2 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,260 | 15.6 | -16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,788 | 57.9 | -12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,388 | | |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | | |
