Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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- For other constituencies of the same name, see Londonderry (disambiguation).
| Londonderry Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| Election Method: | Single transferable vote |
Londonderry was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned five MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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[edit] Boundaries
Londonderry consisted of the entirety of County Londonderry, including the County Borough of Londonderry. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the City of Londonderry, Foyle, Mid Londonderry, North Londonderry and South Londonderry constituencies.[1]
[edit] Politics
Londonderry was a predominantly Unionist area with a substantial Nationalist minority, electing three Unionists, one Nationalist and one Sinn Féin member in 1921 and three Unionists and two Nationalists in 1925.
[edit] Elections results
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| Government of Ireland Act 1920 Elections in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 |
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| 1921 General Election: Londonderry (5 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Newton Anderson | 13,466 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Eoin Mac Néill | 11,866 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Dehra Chichester | 8,709 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | John Martin Mark | 8,155 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | George Leeke | 6,298 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Sinn Féin | J. Walsh | 4,020 | ||||
| Nationalist (NI) | H. W. Shields | 1,474 | ||||
| Turnout | 86.9 | N/A | ||||
| 1925 General Election: Londonderry (5 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Nationalist (NI) | George Leeke | 13,671 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Newton Anderson | 12,085 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | John Martin Mark | 8,804 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Dehra Chichester | 8,261 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Irish Republican | C. MacWhinney | 5,546 | ||||
| Nationalist (NI) | Basil McGuckin | 1,973 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | 79.7 | -7.2 | ||||
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[edit] External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
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