August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election

August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election

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Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency
Turnout	88.6% 1.7pp
First party Second party   AHB UUP Candidate Owen Carron Ken Maginnis Party Anti H-Block UUP Popular vote 31,278 29,048 Percentage 49.1% 45.6% Swing 2.1 pp 3.2 pp
MP before election Bobby Sands Anti H-Block Subsequent MP Owen Carron Anti H-Block

The August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election was the second by-election in the same year, held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on 20 August 1981. It was seen by many as a rerun of the earlier contest in April. The by-election was caused by the death of the IRA hunger striker and MP Bobby Sands.