2013 Mid Ulster by-election

2013 Mid Ulster by-election

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The Mid Ulster seat in the House of Commons. Triggered by vacation of seat by incumbent
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Francie Molloy Nigel Lutton Patsy McGlone Party Sinn Féin Ind. Unionist SDLP Popular vote 17,462 12,781 6,478 Percentage 46.9% 34.4% 17.4% Swing 5.1% New 3.1%
MP before election Martin McGuinness Sinn Féin Subsequent MP Francie Molloy Sinn Féin

A by-election for the UK House of Commons constituency of Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland was held on 7 March 2013.^[1] The election was triggered by the resignation of Martin McGuinness, who had been elected to the seat in 1997 as the Sinn Féin candidate. The election was won by Francie Molloy, also of Sinn Féin.