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ElectionsIreland.org > Results > General Elections > 1955 > Ulster Mid (0/0) | |
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Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | Share | Status | Seat | |||||||||||
Charles Beattie | 29,586 | 24.84% | Elected | ♂ | ||||||||||||
George Forrest | 28,605 | 24.01% | Not Elected | 1 | ♂ | |||||||||||
Thomas Mitchell | 30,392 | 25.51% | Not Elected | 1 | ♂ | |||||||||||
Thomas Mitchell | 24,124 | 20.25% | Not Elected | ♂ | ||||||||||||
Michael O'Neill2 | 6,421 | 5.39% | Lost deposit | ♂ | ||||||||||||
Total poll | 119,128 | |||||||||||||||
Majority | 981 | 0.82% | ||||||||||||||
Candidates: 0 female (♀), 5 male (♂) |
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By election caused by disqualification
of Thomas Mitchell. |
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The successful Sinn Fein candidates in Fermanagh & Tyrone South and Ulster Mid had both been imprisoned for their part in a raid on Omagh, and were therefore ineligible for election to the House of Commons. In Ulster Mid a new writ was issued for a by election that was held on 11 August 1955. Following the by election, Mitchell was again disqualified on petition to the Northern Ireland High Court due to his imprisonment and on 7 October 1955 Beattie was declared elected in his place, although he didn't take his seat. On further petition to a House of Commons Select Committee, it was ruled on 7 February 1956 that Beattie was disqualifed for holding "offices of profit under the Crown" (membership of national insurance and national assistance tribunals), and a second writ was issued for a by election on 8 May 1956. |
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