Londonderry City | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Londonderry |
Borough | Londonderry |
1801–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Londonderry City (IHC) |
Replaced by | Londonderry |
Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the United Kingdom House of Commons, elected by the first past the post voting system.
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Londonderry (or Derry) in County Londonderry. [lower-alpha 1]
It was an original constituency represented in the first UK Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 took effect on 1 January 1801, inheriting the boundaries and franchise of the Londonderry City constituency of the abolished Irish House of Commons. In 1922 it was combined with North Londonderry and South Londonderry, to form the Londonderry county constituency.
After the extension of the franchise in 1885, the constituency was one of the most marginal seats in Ireland.
Sinn Féin won in 1918. The MP, Professor Eoin MacNeill, was also returned for National University of Ireland. As MacNeill did not take his seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons he could not choose which constituency he would represent and arrange a by-election in the other. He played an active role in the First Dáil and in the government it set up.
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | 258 | 73.5 | ||
Tory | John Richard James Hart | 87 | 24.8 | ||
Whig | John Montgomery | 6 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 171 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | 351 | c. 54.0 | |||
Registered electors | c. 650 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory |
On petition, Ferguson's election was declared void, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | 202 | 76.5 | +3.0 | |
Tory | John Richard James Hart | 62 | 23.5 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 140 | 53.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 264 | c. 40.6 | c. −13.4 | ||
Registered electors | c. 650 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | 205 | 77.4 | +3.9 | |
Whig | Conolly McClausland Lecky | 60 | 22.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 145 | 54.8 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 265 | 40.8 | c. −13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 650 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Ferguson | 308 | 57.7 | −19.7 | |
Tory | George Robert Dawson | 226 | 42.3 | New | |
Majority | 82 | 15.4 | −39.4 | ||
Turnout | 534 | 87.4 | +46.6 | ||
Registered electors | 611 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −19.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 703 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | 212 | 60.7 | ||
Conservative | George Robert Dawson | 137 | 39.3 | ||
Majority | 75 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 349 | 43.4 | |||
Registered electors | 804 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 742 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,904 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 724 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 825 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 825 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Ferguson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | William McCormick | 326 | 45.6 | New | |
Liberal | Samuel MacCurdy Greer | 307 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Skipton | 82 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 19 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 715 | 86.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 825 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 379 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Samuel MacCurdy Greer | 331 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 48 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 710 | 81.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 876 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Dowse | 704 | 54.0 | +7.4 | |
Irish Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 599 | 46.0 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 105 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,303 | 87.9 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,483 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Dowse was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Dowse | 680 | 53.5 | −0.5 | |
Irish Conservative | Robert Baxter | 592 | 46.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 88 | 7.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 85.8 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,483 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
Dowse resigned after being appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 696 | 53.2 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Christopher Palles | 522 | 39.9 | −14.1 | |
Home Rule | Joseph Biggar | 89 | 6.8 | New | |
Irish Conservative | Bartholomew McCorkell | 2 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 174 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,309 | 80.7 | −7.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,622 | ||||
Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 744 | 51.0 | +5.0 | |
Liberal | Bartholomew McCorkell | 715 | 49.0 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 29 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,459 | 86.6 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,685 | ||||
Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 964 | 52.4 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Adam Hogg | 876 | 47.6 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 88 | 4.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,840 | 91.8 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,005 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 1,824 | 50.4 | −2.0 | |
Irish Parliamentary | Justin McCarthy | 1,792 | 49.6 | New | |
Majority | 32 | 0.8 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,616 | 93.2 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,879 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 1,781 | 50.0 | −0.4 | |
Irish Parliamentary | Justin McCarthy | 1,778 | 50.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,559 | 91.8 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,879 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
On petition, Lewis was unseated. McCarthy was named as MP on 25 October.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | John Ross | 1,986 | 50.3 | +0.3 | |
Irish National Federation | Justin McCarthy | 1,960 | 49.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 26 | 0.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,946 | 94.8 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,161 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Edmund Vesey Knox | 2,033 | 50.5 | +0.8 | |
Irish Unionist | John Ross | 1,994 | 49.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 39 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,027 | 96.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,191 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Knox resigns, triggering a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Arthur John Moore | 2,343 | 50.5 | 0.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Emerson Herdman | 2,301 | 49.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,644 | 95.7 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,855 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Hamilton | 2,361 | 50.7 | +1.2 | |
Irish Parliamentary | Arthur John Moore | 2,294 | 49.3 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 67 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,655 | 92.1 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,056 | ||||
Irish Unionist gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | +1.2 | |||
Hamilton is appointed Treasurer of the Household, prompting a by-election in which he stood unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Unionist | James Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Hamilton | 2,435 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary | Shane Randolph Leslie | 2,378 | 49.4 | New | |
Majority | 57 | 1.2 | New | ||
Turnout | 4,813 | 95.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,068 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Hamilton | 2,415 | 51.1 | +0.5 | |
Irish Parliamentary | Shane Randolph Leslie | 2,310 | 48.9 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 105 | 2.2 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,725 | 93.2 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,068 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Hamilton becomes Duke of Abercorn, prompting a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Cleghorn Hogg | 2,699 | 50.5 | New | |
Irish Unionist | Hercules Pakenham | 2,642 | 49.5 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 57 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,341 | 97.6 | +4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,470 | ||||
Liberal gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
Hogg's death prompts another by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Brown Dougherty | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Eoin MacNeill | 7,335 | 50.7 | New | |
Irish Unionist | Robert Newton Anderson | 7,020 | 48.5 | −2.6 | |
Irish Parliamentary | William Hamilton Davey | 120 | 0.8 | −48.1 | |
Majority | 315 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,475 | 86.5 | −6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 16,736 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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