Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 1980s
Note: The by-election was caused by the decision of all Unionist MPs to resign their seats and seek re-election on a platform of opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)

Section Title: Elections in the 1980s
Table Section Text: Note: The by-election was caused by the decision of all Unionist MPs to resign their seats and seek re-election on a platform of opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

DUP	Peter Robinson	20,372	61.9	+16.6

Alliance	John Alderdice	10,574	32.1	+8.0

Workers' Party	Frances Joseph Cullen	1,314	4.0	+2.9

Sinn Féin	Joe O'Donnell	649	2.0	+0.2

Majority	9,798	29.8	+9.3

Turnout	32,909	60.2	9.8

Registered electors	54,628

DUP hold	Swing

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Alliance Party's John Alderdice received 32.1%.

final_sentence: Alliance Party's John Alderdice received 32.1%.