August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election

August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election

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Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency
Turnout88.6% Increase1.7pp
  First party Second party
 
AHB
UUP
Candidate Owen Carron Ken Maginnis
Party Anti H-Block UUP
Popular vote 31,278 29,048
Percentage 49.1% 45.6%
Swing Decrease2.1 pp Decrease3.2 pp

MP before election

Bobby Sands
Anti H-Block

Subsequent MP

Owen Carron
Anti H-Block

The August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election was the second by-election in the same year, held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on 20 August 1981. It was seen by many as a rerun of the earlier contest in April. The by-election was caused by the death of the IRA hunger striker and MP Bobby Sands.