South Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
| South Londonderry | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| 1885–1922 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Londonderry |
| Created from | Londonderry |
Coordinates: 54°50′17″N 6°53′49″W / 54.838°N 6.897°W
South Londonderry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons from 1885 until it was abolished in 1922.
This county constituency comprised the southern part of County Londonderry.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Londonderry constituency.
The constituency was a majority unionist area.
All three candidates in 1918 were Roman Catholics. Had the Sinn Féin candidate won, then instead of taking up the Westminster seat he would have participated in the revolutionary First Dáil.
Key to parties: U Irish Unionist Party 1886–1921 and Ulster Unionist 1921–1922.
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
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