February 1922 North Down by-election

The North Down by-election of February 1922 was held on 21 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party MP, Thomas Watters Brown, as a judge to the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. It was won unopposed by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate Henry Hughes Wilson.[1] Wilson was assassinated four months later, leading to the July 1922 North Down by-election.

Result
February 1922 North Down by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Henry Wilson Unopposed
Registered electors
UUP hold

References
  1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
  2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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