Mid Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Mid Londonderry Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Mid Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1972 |
| Election Method: | First past the post |
Mid Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the central 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 primarily rural and included areas between Coleraine, Limavady, Derry and Magherafelt.[2]
The seat was held until 1969 by Nationalist Party candidates, and was rarely contested.[3]
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1929 - 1939: George Leeke, Nationalist Party
- 1939 - 1945: vacant
- 1945 - 1953: Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party
- 1953 - 1969: Paddy Gormley, Nationalist Party
- 1969 - 1972: Ivan Cooper, Independent Nationalist (1969 - 1970); Social Democratic and Labour Party (1970 - 1972)
- Source: [3]
[edit] Election results
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At the 1929, 1933 and 1938 Northern Ireland general elections, George Leeke was elected unopposed.
At the 1945 and 1949 Northern Ireland general elections, Eddie McAteer was elected unopposed.
| General Election 1953: Mid Londonderry | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Paddy Gormley | 4,134 | 53.8 | N/A | |
| Anti-Partition | T. B. Agnew | 3,550 | 46.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 584 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,684 | 48.6 | N/A | ||
| Nationalist (NI) hold | Swing | ||||
At the 1958, 1962 and 1965 Northern Ireland general elections, Paddy Gormley was elected unopposed.
| General Election 1969: Mid Londonderry | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Ivan Cooper | 6,056 | 45.1 | N/A | |
| Ulster Unionist | R. W. Shields | 4,438 | 33.0 | N/A | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Paddy Gormley | 2,229 | 16.6 | N/A | |
| Republican Labour | J. O'Kane | 709 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,618 | 12.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,432 | 81.8 | N/A | ||
| Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist (NI) | 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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