Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°55′19″N 6°57′11″W / 54.922°N 6.953°W / 54.922; -6.953

For other constituencies of the same name, see Londonderry (disambiguation).

Londonderry
Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
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.

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]

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.

Elections results

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1921 General Election: Londonderry (5 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	UUP	Robert Newton Anderson		13,466
	Sinn Féin	Eoin MacNeill		11,866
	UUP	Dehra Chichester		8,709	12,544
	UUP	John Martin Mark		8,155	8,764	8,801	12,280
	Nationalist	George Leeke		6,298	6,315	6,483	6,543	6,550	7,710
	Sinn Féin	J. Walsh		4,020	4,022	6,519	6,521	6,521	6,980
	Nationalist	H. W. Shields		1,474	1,478	1,643	1,647	1,647	eliminated
Electorate: 62,111 Valid: 53,988 Quota: 8,999 Turnout: 86.9%

1925 General Election: Londonderry (5 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Nationalist	George Leeke		13,671
	UUP	Robert Newton Anderson		12,085
	UUP	John Martin Mark		8,804
	UUP	Dehra Chichester		8,261	8,288	11,969
	Nationalist	Basil McGuckin		1,973	7,071	7,080	7,171	7,184
	Republican	C. MacWhinney		5,546	5,701	5,705	5,749	5,756
Electorate: 63,174 Valid: 50,340 Quota: 8,391 Turnout: 79.7%

References

↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

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