Bobby Sands wins Fermanagh-South Tyrone By-Election - results announced

Title

Bobby Sands wins Fermanagh-South Tyrone By-Election - results announced

Genre

Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

10 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:01:01

Description

Alastair Patterson, deputy returning officer, announces a victory for Bobby Sands in the Fermanagh-South Tyrone By-Election, despite the candidate’s being on hunger strike in Maze Prison.

Contributors

Alastair Patterson

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; British; Political protests; Political parties; Maze Prison; Hunger; Parliamentary candidates; Prisoners; Constituencies; Bobby Sands; Fermanagh and South Tyrone; Anti H-Block (political party)

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