North Londonderry
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromColeraine and Londonderry
Replaced byLondonderry

North Londonderry was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland.

Boundaries and boundary changes

North Londonderry was a county constituency, officially titled the North Derry division of County Londonderry. It comprised the northern part of County Londonderry, defined as follows:[1]

  • four complete baronies, namely, Keenaght, the North East Liberties of Coleraine, the North West Liberties of Londonderry, and Tirkeeran;
  • and part of the barony of Coleraine, comprising
    • four complete civil parishes, namely, Dunboe, Formoyle, Killowen and Macosquin;
    • and part of the civil parish of Aghadowey; namely, the townlands of Ballinrees, Ballybritain, Ballycaghan, Ballyclough, Ballydevitt, Ballylintagh, Ballymenagh, Ballynacally Beg, Ballynacally More, Ballywillin, Clintagh, Collins, Craigmore, Crevolea, Craiglea Glebe, Crosscanley Glebe, Crossmakeever, Culdrum, Drumatemple, Glencurb, Keely, Killeague, Kiltest, Knockaduff, Lisnamuck, Managher, Mayboy, Meavemanougher, Meencraig, Moneybrannon, Mullan, Scalty and Shanlongford.

The constituency returned one Member of Parliament. It was not affected by the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Londonderry constituency.

Politics

The constituency was a predominantly unionist area. Sinn Féin was easily beaten in 1918 and 1919.

The First Dáil

Sinn Féin contested the general election of 1918 on the platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer.

The revolutionary First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.

In 1921 Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. This area, in republican theory, was incorporated in a five-member Dáil constituency of Londonderry.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Henry Mulholland Irish Conservative
1895 John Atkinson Irish Unionist
1906 Hugh Barrie Irish Unionist
1918 Hugh Anderson Irish Unionist
1919 Hugh Barrie Irish Unionist
1922 Malcolm Macnaghten Ulster Unionist

Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Henry Mulholland 5,180 62.5
Liberal Samuel Walker 3,107 37.5
Majority 2,073 25.0
Turnout 8,287 74.1
Registered electors 11,189
Irish Conservative win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Henry Mulholland Unopposed
Irish Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Henry Mulholland 5,490 70.5 N/A
Liberal Thomas Greer 2,300 29.5 New
Majority 3,190 41.0 N/A
Turnout 7,790 68.1 N/A
Registered electors 11,443
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
1895 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist John Atkinson 4,763 65.2 −5.3
Liberal Arthur Houston 2,538 34.8 +5.3
Majority 2,225 30.6 −10.4
Turnout 7,301 72.0 +3.9
Registered electors 10,139
Irish Unionist hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist John Atkinson Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
1906 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Hugh T. Barrie 4,806 64.0 N/A
Russellite Unionist Arnold White 2,699 36.0 New
Majority 2,107 28.0 N/A
Turnout 7,505 79.3 N/A
Registered electors 9,462
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Hugh T. Barrie Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
December 1910 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Hugh T. Barrie 4,960 69.1 N/A
Liberal William Herbert Brown 2,217 30.9 New
Majority 2,743 38.2 N/A
Turnout 7,177 76.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,349
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
1918 general election: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Hugh Anderson 10,530 72.7 +3.6
Sinn Féin Patrick McGilligan 3,951 27.3 New
Majority 6,579 45.4 +7.2
Turnout 14,481 68.0 −8.8
Registered electors 21,306
Irish Unionist hold Swing +3.6

Anderson resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1919: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Hugh T. Barrie 9,933 69.6 −3.1
Sinn Féin Patrick McGilligan 4,333 30.4 +3.1
Majority 5,600 39.2 −6.2
Turnout 14,266
Irish Unionist hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1920s

Barrie dies, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1922: North Londonderry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Malcolm Macnaghten Unopposed
Ulster Unionist hold

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Redistribution of Seats Act, Seventh Schedule - Part III - Ireland, County of Londonderry Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 (from Internet Archive)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 362, 393. ISBN 0901714127.

Sources

  • Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  • Stenton, M.; Lees, S., eds. (1978). Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume II 1886–1918. The Harvester Press.
  • Stenton, M.; Lees, S., eds. (1979). 'Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume III 1919–1945. The Harvester Press.
  • Redistribution of Seats Act, Seventh Schedule, Part III - Ireland, in The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)

See also

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