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Londonderry (Assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 54°55′19″N 6°57′11″W / 54.922°N 6.953°W / 54.922; -6.953
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54°55′19″N 6°57′11″W / 54.922°N 6.953°W / 54.922; -6.953

Londonderry was a constituency used for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention and the 1982 Assembly. After the Assembly dissolved in 1986, the constituency was not used again, its area being represented by parts of East Londonderry, Foyle and Mid Ulster.

It usually shared boundaries with the Londonderry UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

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Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (1975) and Northern Ireland Assembly (1973, 1982)

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In 1982, elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of State to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1973 Michael Canavan
(SDLP)
John Hume
(SDLP)
Hugh Logue
(SDLP)
William Douglas
(UUP)
Sheena Conn
(UUP)
Leslie Morrell
(UUP)
Glenn Barr
(Vanguard)
1975 James McClure
(DUP)
1982 Martin McGuinness
(Sinn Féin)
Jack Allen
(UUP)
Gregory Campbell
(DUP)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

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1982 Assembly Election

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1982 Assembly election: Londonderry – 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
SDLP John Hume 19.05% 12,282                        
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 12.73% 8,207                        
UUP Jack Allen 9.47% 6,107 6,110.15 6,111.15 6,113.15 6,148.5 6,148.82 6,350.82 6,408.82 6,979.82 9,356.82      
DUP James McClure 10.64% 6,857 6,860.85 6,863.85 6,871.2 6,875.2 6,875.84 7,060.84 7,876.84 7,991.97 8,826.97      
UUP William Douglas 7.80% 5,031 5,032.75 5,034.75 5,039.1 5,046.1 5,046.58 5,754.58 6,299.58 6,487.66 8,051.01 9,243.99    
SDLP Hugh Logue 7.49% 4,828 6,960.9 7,076.45 7,349.85 7,414.2 7,490.28 7,496.36 7,500.44 7,986.45 8,005.45 8,008.4 8,013.71  
DUP Gregory Campbell 8.23% 5,305 5,306.05 5,306.05 5,311.05 5,327.05 5,328.01 5,337.01 5,763.36 5,801.36 5,889.36 5,980.81 6,540.13 6,945.13
SDLP Pat Devine 4.92% 3,169 5,028.2 5,114.55 5,413.2 5,528.1 5,583.94 5,588.94 5,589.72 5,967.65 5,977.35 5,977.94 5,985.02 5,986.02
UUP Paul Baxter 5.84% 3,766 3,768.8 3,769.15 3,772.15 3,787.15 3,787.63 4,482.63 4,501.63 5,149.98        
Alliance Bill Matthews 3.58% 2,309 2,348.2 2,352.9 2,450.7 3,620.15 3,623.51 3,641.51 3,650.51          
DUP William Norris 2.91% 1,876 1,877.05 1,880.05 1,883.05 1,885.05 1,886.17 1,896.17            
UUP Thomas Fleming 2.86% 1,841 1,841 1,841.7 1,843.7 1,848.7 1,848.94              
Alliance Ita Breen 2.10% 1,354 1,396.35 1,402.05 1,532.35                  
Workers' Party Eamon Melaugh 1.51% 974 1,046.1 1,121.55                    
Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley 0.86% 556 606.4                      
Electorate: 100,198   Valid: 64,462 (64.33%)   Spoilt: 1,663   Quota: 8,058   Turnout: 66,125 (65.99%)  

1975 Constitutional Convention

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1975 Constitutional Convention: Londonderry – 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SDLP John Hume 19.14% 11,941                      
UUP Sheena Conn 14.08% 8,789                      
Vanguard Glenn Barr 12.63% 7,883                      
SDLP Hugh Logue 10.67% 6,661 8,445.3                    
UUP William Douglas 7.91% 4,939 4,940.05 5,680.02 5,680.15 5,694.37 5,714.66 5,727.42 5,762.72 6,342.39 7,048.74 10,301.74  
SDLP Michael Canavan 7.37% 4,600 6,661.5 6,661.72 7,229.56 7,239.26 7,622.12 7,622.29 7,715.16 7,718.65 7,760.68 7,767.25 7,779.25
DUP James McClure 5.51% 3,436 3,437.75 3,462.94 3,463.33 3,468.33 3,483.68 3,493.64 3,523.3 4,589.3 4,766.22 5,305.67 7,509.67
Alliance Ivor Canavan 4.63% 2,889 3,026.2 3,030.05 3,057.22 3,060.09 3,235.79 3,236.98 4,775.28 4,808.06 5,780.59 5,883.57 6,079.57
UUP John Williamson 4.98% 3,105 3,105 3,240.85 3,240.98 3,241.33 3,257.44 3,259.93 3,297.9 3,510.84 4,186.89    
Unionist Party NI Leslie Morrell 4.05% 2,529 2,532.5 2,549.77 2,551.46 2,553.57 2,579.38 2,580.37 2,786.57 2,921.1      
Vanguard Randall Crawford 3.24% 2,021 2,022.05 2,056.15 2,056.15 2,057.37 2,099.7 2,149.47 2,183.99        
Alliance Bill Matthews 3.03% 1,889 1,914.2 1,919.15 1,936.7 1,942.75 2,059.33 2,059.89          
Republican Clubs Liam Gallagher 1.24% 773 809.75 809.75 818.2 845.68              
Republican Clubs Patrick Kealey 0.76% 473 511.5 511.61 523.05 523.05              
NI Labour Alan Carr 0.53% 328 334.3 335.51 338.37 339.5              
Republican Clubs Cahal Newcombe 0.23% 146 151.25 152.13 157.72                
Electorate: 92,003   Valid: 62,402 (67.83%)   Spoilt: 1,784   Quota: 7,801   Turnout: 64,186 (69.77%)  

1973 Assembly Election

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1973 Assembly election: Londonderry – 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SDLP John Hume 18.95% 12,596                    
UUP Leslie Morrell 14.57% 9,685                    
SDLP Hugh Logue 10.88% 7,230 8,767.82                  
UUP William Douglas 12.41% 8,245 8,245.68 8,865.8                
Vanguard Glenn Barr 9.80% 6,511 6,512.46 6,540.5 6,552.02 6,562.3 6,562.4 6,930.6 6,951.9 8,567.9    
SDLP Michael Canavan 5.49% 3,647 5,964.1 5,965.08 5,965.2 6,031.6 6,415.5 6,416.54 6,450.46 6,457.72 6,612.98 8,647.98
UUP Sheena Conn 9.86% 6,550 6,552.38 7,080.54 7,560.5 7,603.96 7,604.16 7,677.28 7,736.26 8,027.08 8,078.06 8,096.24
Alliance Brian Brown 3.69% 2,454 2,483.58 2,515.92 2,519.52 2,615.08 2,619.48 2,626.14 3,285.44 3.302.54 5,457.62 5,711.66
Nationalist Eddie McAteer 5.59% 3,712 3,988.08 3,989.06 3,989.42 4,018.38 4.061.18 4,061.52 4,080.46 4,083.56 4,157.54  
Alliance Edward McIvor 3.01% 2,001 2,062.88 2,076.46 2,077.06 2,148.78 2,160.58 2,163.14 2,523.74 2,538.44    
Vanguard Thomas Hagan 2.06% 1,371 1,373.04 1,401.6 1,410.36 1,416.5 1,416.8 1,992.28 2,009.18      
Alliance John Hamill 1.64% 1,093 1,113.4 1,150.92 1,154.4 1,205.12 1,207.02 1,213.82        
Vanguard Jackson Taggart 1.52% 1,008 1,008.34 1,039.56 1,047.12 1,049.4 1,049.4          
NI Labour Grace Stevenson 0.54% 360 367.14 375.54 376.14              
Electorate: 89,849   Valid: 66,463 (73.97%)   Spoilt: 1,698   Quota: 8,308   Turnout: 68,161 (75.86%)  

References

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  1. ^ "NI Assembly Election 1982". EONI. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "NI Convention Election 1975". EONI. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "NI Assembly Election 1973". EONI. Retrieved 24 August 2021.