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The1986Lagan Valley by-election was one of the fifteen1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from theUlster Unionist Party,Democratic Unionist Party andUlster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to theAnglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UUP | James Henry Molyneaux | 32,514 | 90.7 | +31.5 | |
| Workers' Party | John Lowry | 3,328 | 9.3 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 29,186 | 81.4 | +39.0 | ||
| Turnout | 35,842 | 57.8 | −9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,244 | ||||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
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