2013 Mid Ulster by-election

A by-election for the UK House of Commons constituency of Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland was held on 7 March 2013. 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.

2013 Mid Ulster by-election
7 March 2013
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

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