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Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Created
  
1921

Founded
  
1921

Abolished
  
1929

Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Election method
  
Single transferable vote

Londonderry was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned five MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

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Boundaries

Londonderry consisted of the entirety of County Londonderry, including the County Borough of Londonderry. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the City of Londonderry, Foyle, Mid Londonderry, North Londonderry and South Londonderry constituencies.

Politics

Londonderry was a predominantly Unionist area with a substantial Nationalist minority, electing three Unionists, one Nationalist and one Sinn Féin member in 1921 and three Unionists and two Nationalists in 1925.

References

Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Wikipedia