April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election (original) (raw)
- The by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on 9 April 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by-election held in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It saw the first electoral victory for militant Irish republicanism, which the following year entered electoral politics in full force as Sinn Féin. The successful candidate was the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, who died twenty-six days later. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting MP, Frank Maguire. (en)
- L'élection partielle de Fermanagh and South Tyrone se déroule le 9 avril 1981. Elle vise à remplacer le député républicain indépendant (en), représentant la circonscription électorale nord-irlandaise de Fermanagh and South Tyrone à la Chambre des communes, qui est mort le 5 mars. Cette élection met aux prises seulement deux candidats : Bobby Sands, un membre de l'Armée républicaine irlandaise provisoire qui purge une peine de quatorze années de détention à la prison de Maze, et (en), l'ancien leader du Parti unioniste d'Ulster. La candidature de Sands vise à attirer l'attention sur la grève de la faim qu'il fait avec d'autres prisonniers républicains. Le Parti social-démocrate et travailliste retire la candidature d' (en) à la dernière minute, donnant lieu à un duel très polarisé entre le républicain Sands et l'unioniste West. Sands remporte l'élection avec une majorité de 1 447 voix. Sa victoire incite le gouvernement britannique à faire voter le (en), qui interdit toute candidature à la Chambre des communes aux détenus dont la peine est supérieure à un an. Sands meurt des suites de sa grève de la faim le 5 mai, ce qui donne lieu à une deuxième élection partielle au mois d'août. (fr)
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- The by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on 9 April 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by-election held in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It saw the first electoral victory for militant Irish republicanism, which the following year entered electoral politics in full force as Sinn Féin. The successful candidate was the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, who died twenty-six days later. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting MP, Frank Maguire. (en)
- L'élection partielle de Fermanagh and South Tyrone se déroule le 9 avril 1981. Elle vise à remplacer le député républicain indépendant (en), représentant la circonscription électorale nord-irlandaise de Fermanagh and South Tyrone à la Chambre des communes, qui est mort le 5 mars. Sands meurt des suites de sa grève de la faim le 5 mai, ce qui donne lieu à une deuxième élection partielle au mois d'août. (fr)
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