Mid Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°53′20″N 6°58′05″W / 54.889°N 6.968°W / 54.889; -6.968

Mid Londonderry Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency
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 one of five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then 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]

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]

Election results

Northern Ireland 1921–72

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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
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent 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
	Independent Nationalist gain from Nationalist (NI)		Swing

Source: ^[3]

References

1. ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
2. ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
3. ^ ^{a b c} Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Londonderry