Londonderry (Assembly constituency) Constituency used for the Northern Ireland Assembly
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
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:
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
1982 Assembly Election
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
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
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%)
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