Londonderry_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
South Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1922
54.838°N 6.897°W / 54.838; -6.897
Quick Facts 1885–1922, Seats ...
| South Londonderry | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Londonderry |
| Replaced by | Londonderry |
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South Londonderry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons from 1885 until it was abolished in 1922.
This county constituency comprised the southern part of County Londonderry. Its official title was the South Derry division of county Londonderry.
1885–1922: The barony of Loughinsholin, and that part of the barony of Coleraine not contained within the Division of North Derry.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Londonderry constituency.
The constituency was a majority unionist area.
All three candidates in 1918 were Roman Catholics. Had the Sinn Féin candidate won, then instead of taking up the Westminster seat he would have participated in the revolutionary First Dáil.
More information Election, Name ...
| Election | Name | Party | Born | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Timothy Michael Healy | Irish Parliamentary Party | 17 May 1855 | 26 March 1931 | |
| 1886 | Sir Thomas Lea | Liberal Unionist | 17 January 1841 | 9 January 1902 | |
| 1900 | John Gordon | Liberal Unionist | 23 November 1849 | 26 September 1922 | |
| 1906 | |||||
| Jan 10 | |||||
| Dec 10 | |||||
| 1912 | Irish Unionist | ||||
| 1916 | Denis Henry | 7 March 1864 | 1 October 1925 | ||
| 1918 | |||||
| 1921 | Robert Chichester | Irish Unionist | 13 August 1874 | 10 December 1921 | |
| 1922 | Sir William Hacket Pain | Ulster Unionist | 5 February 1855 | 14 February 1924 | |
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The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Tim Healy | 4,723 | 53.2 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Hugh McCalmont | 2,341 | 26.4 | ||
| Liberal | William Findlater | 1,816 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 2,382 | 26.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,880 | 82.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,790 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Thomas Lea | 4,737 | 50.6 | +24.2 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Tim Healy | 4,629 | 49.4 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 108 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,366 | 86.8 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,790 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | +14.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Thomas Lea | 4,554 | 52.9 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Samuel Walker | 4,053 | 47.1 | New | |
| Majority | 501 | 5.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,607 | 91.8 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,380 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Thomas Lea | 4,485 | 52.4 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | William Huston Dodd | 4,068 | 47.6 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 417 | 4.8 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 8,553 | 92.5 | +0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,247 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | John Gordon | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Unionist hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | John Gordon | 3,847 | 50.5 | N/A | |
| Russellite Unionist | Samuel Robert Keightley | 3,776 | 49.5 | New | |
| Majority | 71 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,623 | 91.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,313 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | John Gordon | 3,985 | 52.0 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal | Samuel Robert Keightley | 3,678 | 48.0 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 307 | 4.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,663 | 95.2 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,052 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | John Gordon | 3,845 | 52.3 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | William John Johnston | 3,513 | 47.7 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 332 | 4.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,358 | 91.4 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,052 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
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Gordon is appointed a judge, prompting a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | Denis Henry | 3,808 | 94.7 | +42.4 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Arthur Turnbull | 214 | 5.3 | New | |
| Majority | 3,594 | 89.4 | +85.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,022 | 47.8 | −43.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,416 | ||||
| Irish Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Unionist | Denis Henry | 8,942 | 54.7 | +2.4 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Arthur W. Conway | 3,981 | 24.4 | New | |
| Sinn Féin | Louis Joseph Walsh | 3,425 | 21.0 | New | |
| Majority | 4,961 | 30.3 | +25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 16,348 | 77.1 | −14.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,199 | ||||
| Irish Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1920s
Henry is appointed Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, prompting a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Robert Chichester | Unopposed | |||
| UUP hold | |||||
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Chichester dies, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | William Hacket Pain | Unopposed | |||
| UUP hold | |||||
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- Dáil Éireann Members Database Houses of the Oireachtas
- Dáil Debates - Díospóireachtaí Dála Houses of the Oireachtas
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- List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
- List of MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election
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- Members of the 1st Dáil
- South Londonderry (NI Parliament constituency)