North Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| North Londonderry Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| North Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1972 |
| Election Method: | First past the post |
North Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Londonderry. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.[1]
The constituency was focussed on the towns of Coleraine, Limavady and Portstewart.[2]
The seat was always held by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, and was rarely contested.[3]
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1929 - 1933: John Martin Mark, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1933 - 1938: Daniel Hall Christie, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1938 - 1958: Robert Moore, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1958 - 1972: Joseph Burns, Ulster Unionist Party
- Source: [3]
[edit] Election results
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At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, John Martin Mark was elected unopposed.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Daniel Hall Christie was elected unopposed.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1938, Robert Moore was elected unopposed.
| General Election 1945: North Londonderry | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Moore | 11,003 | 77.4 | N/A | |
| Labour (NI) | J. D. Murphy | 3,219 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,784 | 54.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,222 | 68.3 | N/A | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, Robert Moore was elected unopposed.
| General Election 1953: North Londonderry | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Moore | 11,242 | 77.4 | N/A | |
| Independent Unionist | S. J. Henderson | 2,343 | 17.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,899 | 75.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,585 | 62.4 | N/A | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
At the North Londonderry by-election, 1960, and the 1962 and 1965 Northern Ireland general elections, Joseph Burns was elected unopposed.
| General Election 1969: North Londonderry | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Joseph Burns | 9,364 | 50.3 | N/A | |
| Independent Unionist | J. W. S. Barr | 9,249 | 49.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 115 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 18,613 | 76.1 | N/A | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- Source: [3]
[edit] References
- ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
- ^ a b c Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Londonderry
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