1887 North Antrim by-election

1887 North Antrim by-election

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Irish Unionist	Charles Lewis	3,858	56.7	13.2

Liberal	Samuel Craig McElroy	2,526	37.1	+7.0

Independent Unionist	William Atcheson Traill	424	6.2	N/A

Majority	1,332	19.6	20.1

Turnout	6,808	71.6	+0.8

Registered electors	9,505

Irish Unionist hold	Swing	10.1

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Charles Lewis was elected with 3,858 votes, S C McElroy of Liberal received 2,526 and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.
In the by-election three candidates were nominated: Charles Lewis was elected, with 3,858 votes, S C McElroy of Liberal received 2,526 and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.
In the by-election three candidates were nominated: Charles Lewis was elected, with 3,858 votes; S C McElroy, a Liberal, received 2,526; and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.

final_sentence: Charles Lewis was elected with 3,858 votes, S C McElroy of Liberal received 2,526 and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.
final_sentence: In the by-election three candidates were nominated: Charles Lewis was elected, with 3,858 votes, S C McElroy of Liberal received 2,526 and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.
final_sentence: In the by-election three candidates were nominated: Charles Lewis was elected, with 3,858 votes; S C McElroy, a Liberal, received 2,526; and W. A. Traill (Independent Unionist) received 424.