The South Londonderry constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland was created in 1929 and continued until the abolition of the Parliament in 1973. All members for the constituency were from the Chichester-Clark family: the first was both the son-in-law of the second and the father of the third.
Stormont election results for Londonderry county seats 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
May 03, 2024
south, londonderry, northern, ireland, parliament, constituency, south, londonderryformer, county, constituencyfor, parliament, northern, irelandsouth, londonderry, shown, within, northern, irelandformer, constituencycreated1929abolished1973election, methodfir. 54 50 17 N 6 53 49 W 54 838 N 6 897 W 54 838 6 897 South LondonderryFormer County constituencyfor the Parliament of Northern IrelandSouth Londonderry shown within Northern IrelandFormer constituencyCreated1929Abolished1973Election methodFirst past the post The South Londonderry constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland was created in 1929 and continued until the abolition of the Parliament in 1973 All members for the constituency were from the Chichester Clark family the first was both the son in law of the second and the father of the third Dehra Parker had been elected as Dehra Chichester for County Londonderry in the 1921 and 1925 elections under the single transferable vote she became a Dame before the 1953 election Her grandson James Dawson Chichester Clark was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1969 1971 and after his resignation was created Baron Moyola in 1971 All three elected members were not only from the same party but were close relations as were the penultimate member of the South Londonderry constituency for the Westminster parliament in 1922 and the Westminster MP for Londonderry from 1955 to 1972 Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Elections 3 See also 4 External linksMembers of Parliament editElection Member Party 1929 James Lenox Conyngham Chichester Clark Ulster Unionist 1933 Dehra Parker 1933 1938 1945 1949 1953 1958 1960 James Chichester Clark 1962 1965 1969 1973 Constituency abolishedElections editThe elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system 1929 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Lenox Conyngham Chichester Clark Unopposed N A N A Following the death of Chichester Clark By election 15 March 1933 South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1933 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1938 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1945 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1949 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker 9 193 60 9 N A Nationalist T B Agnew 5 909 39 1 New Majority 3 284 21 8 N A Turnout 15 102 86 2 N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1953 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1958 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Dehra Parker Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A Following the resignation of Parker By election 9 July 1960 South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester Clark Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1962 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester Clark Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1965 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester Clark Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A 1969 Northern Ireland general election South Londonderry Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Dawson Chichester Clark 9 195 61 3 N A People s Democracy Bernadette Devlin 5 812 38 7 New Majority 3 383 22 6 N A Turnout 15 007 81 6 N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N ASee also editSouth Londonderry UK Parliament constituency External links editStormont election results for Londonderry county seats Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Londonderry Northern Ireland Parliament constituency amp oldid 1060385516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
