Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Foyle Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency
Foyle shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1972
Election Method:	First past the post

Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency.

The seat was held continuously by nationalists candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1929 - 1937: James Joseph McCarroll, Nationalist Party
• 1937 - 1953: Patrick Maxwell, Nationalist Party
• 1953 - 1969: Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party
• 1969 - 1972: John Hume, Independent Nationalist (1969 - 70); Social Democratic and Labour Party (1970 - 72)

[edit] Election results

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At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, James Joseph McCarroll was elected unopposed.

General Election 1933: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	James Joseph McCarroll	6,557	68.4	N/A
	Independent Republican	S. McCool	3,031	31.6	N/A
Majority			3,526	36.8	N/A
Turnout				64.9	N/A
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

At the Foyle by-election, 1937 and the Northern Ireland general election, 1938, Patrick Maxwell was elected unopposed.

General Election 1945: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	Patrick Maxwell	6,270	56.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	P. Fox	4,920	44.0	N/A
Majority			1,350	12.0	N/A
Turnout				69.6	N/A
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, Patrick Maxwell was elected unopposed.

General Election 1953: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	Eddie McAteer	6,305	58.8	N/A
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick Maxwell	4,412	41.2	N/A
Majority			1,893	17.6	N/A
Turnout				61.7	N/A
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

General Election 1958: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	Eddie McAteer	6,953	57.0	-1.8
	Independent Labour	Stephen McGonagle	5,238	43.0	N/A
Majority			1,893	17.6	N/A
Turnout				61.7	N/A
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

General Election 1962: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	Eddie McAteer	8,720	61.4	+4.4
	Independent Labour	Stephen McGonagle	5,476	38.6	-4.4
Majority			3,244	22.8	+8.8
Turnout				75.7	+14.0
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

General Election 1965: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist (NI)	Eddie McAteer	7,825	64.2	+2.8
	Independent Labour	S. C. Quinn	4,371	35.8	-2.8
Majority			3,454	28.4	+5.6
Turnout				62.2	-13.5
	Nationalist (NI) hold		Swing

General Election 1969: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	John Hume	8,920	55.1	N/A
	Nationalist (NI)	Eddie McAteer	5,267	32.6	-31.6
	Labour (NI)	Eamonn McCann	1,993	12.3	N/A
Majority			3,653	22.5	-5.9
Turnout				81.4	+19.8
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist (NI)		Swing

[edit] References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Boroughs: Londonderry

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