North Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

North Londonderry
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
North Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1972
Election method	First past the post

North Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the southern 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 created in 1929 as 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.

The constituency included the towns of Coleraine, Limavady and Portstewart.

The seat was always held by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, and was rarely contested.

Members of Parliament

• 1929–1933: John Martin Mark, Ulster Unionist Party
• 1933–1938: Daniel Hall Christie, Ulster Unionist Party
• 1938–1958: Robert Moore, Ulster Unionist Party
• 1958–1973: Joseph Burns, Ulster Unionist Party

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Election results

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, John Martin Mark was elected unopposed.

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Daniel Hall Christie was elected unopposed.

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1938, Robert Moore was elected unopposed.

General Election 1945: North Londonderry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Moore	11,003	77.4	N/A
	NI Labour	J. D. Murphy	3,219	22.6	N/A
Majority			7,784	54.8	N/A
Turnout			14,222	68.3	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, Robert Moore was elected unopposed.

General Election 1953: North Londonderry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Moore	11,242	77.4	N/A
	Ind. Unionist	S. J. Henderson	2,343	17.2	N/A
Majority			8,899	75.6	N/A
Turnout			13,585	62.4	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

At the North Londonderry by-election, 1960, and the 1962 and 1965 Northern Ireland general elections, Joseph Burns was elected unopposed.

General Election 1969: North Londonderry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Joseph Burns	9,364	50.3	N/A
	Ind. Unionist	J. W. S. Barr	9,249	49.7	N/A
Majority			115	0.6	N/A
Turnout			18,613	76.1	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

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