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Encyclopedia > South Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

The South Londonderry constituency for the parliament of Northern Ireland was created in 1929 and continued until the suspension of the Parliament in 1972. The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


Dehra Parker had been elected (as Dehra Chichester) for County Londonderry in the 1921 and 1925 elections under the single transferable vote; she became a Dame before the 1953 election. James Dawson Chichester-Clark was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1969-1971 and after his resignation was created Baron Moyola in 1971. All three elected members were not only from the same party, but were close relations, as was the penultimate member of the South Londonderry constituency for the Westminster parliament in 1922. Rt. ... Londonderry is one of the six counties comprising Northern Ireland. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... James Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola Fifth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ... The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland, appointed by the Governor of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. ... South Londonderry was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. ...


Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Northern Ireland general election, 1929: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark Unopposed N/A N/A

Following the death of Chichester-Clark: The Northern Ireland general election, 1929 was held on 22 May 1929. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

By-election 15 March 1933: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1933: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1938: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1945: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1949: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker 9,193 60.9 N/A
National Party NI T.B. Agnew 5,909 39.1 N/A
Majority 3,284 21.8 N/A
Turnout 15,102 86.2 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1953: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1958: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

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The Northern Ireland general election, 1938 was held on 9 February 1938. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1945 was held on 14 June 1945. ... 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The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1953 was held on 22 October 1953. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... 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By-election 9 July 1960: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester-Clark Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1962: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester-Clark Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1965: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester-Clark Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Northern Ireland general election, 1969: South Londonderry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester-Clark 9,195 61.3 N/A
People's Democracy Bernadette Devlin 5,812 38.7 N/A
Majority 3,383 22.6 N/A
Turnout 15,007 81.6 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

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See also

South Londonderry was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. ...

External link

  • Stormont election results for Londonderry county seats


 

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