Londonderry (Assembly constituency)
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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)
.
to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
In 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...
.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the UK Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland....
and the 1982 Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982
The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had been suspended 10 years previously. The Assembly was abolished in 1986.-Origins:...
. After the Assembly dissolved in 1986, the constituency was not used again, its area being represented by parts of East Londonderry
East Londonderry (Assembly constituency)
East Londonderry is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996...
, Foyle
Foyle (Assembly constituency)
Foyle is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly....
and Mid Ulster
Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
.
It usually shared boundaries with the Londonderry UK Parliament constituency
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
, 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)
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
.
Members
In 1982, elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of StateSecretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State is a Minister of the Crown who is accountable to the Parliament of...
to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
- Jack AllenJack Allen (politician)Jack Allen is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Working as a businessman, Allen became a member of the Ulster Unionist Party . He was elected to Londonderry City Council, and in 1974 - 5 served as Mayor of Derry....
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Gregory CampbellGregory Campbell (politician)Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - William DouglasWilliam Douglas (Northern Ireland politician)William Albert Boyd Douglas was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II...
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - John HumeJohn HumeJohn Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble....
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Hugh LogueHugh LogueHugh Logue is a Northern Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and economist who now works as a commentator on political and economic issues. He is also a director of two renewable energy companies in Europe and the United States...
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - James McClure Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
- Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
In 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
- Glenn BarrGlenn BarrGlenn Barr, OBE , is a former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who was an advocate of Ulster nationalism. For a time during the 1970s he straddled both Unionism and Loyalism due to simultaneously holding important positions in the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party and the Ulster Defence...
Vanguard Progressive Unionist PartyVanguard Progressive Unionist PartyThe Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party , informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978... - Michael CanavanMichael CanavanMichael A. Canavan is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and former Federal Aviation Administration security official. Canavan presently sits on the board of defense contractor USfalcon. Canavan was the seventh commander of the US military's Joint Special Operations Command and retired...
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Shena Conn Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
- William DouglasWilliam Douglas (Northern Ireland politician)William Albert Boyd Douglas was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II...
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - John HumeJohn HumeJohn Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble....
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Hugh LogueHugh LogueHugh Logue is a Northern Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and economist who now works as a commentator on political and economic issues. He is also a director of two renewable energy companies in Europe and the United States...
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - James McClure Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
Sunningdale Agreement
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. The Agreement was signed at the Civil Service College in Sunningdale Park located in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 9 December 1973.Unionist opposition, violence and...
. The seven members elected from the Londonderry constituency were:
- Glenn BarrGlenn BarrGlenn Barr, OBE , is a former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who was an advocate of Ulster nationalism. For a time during the 1970s he straddled both Unionism and Loyalism due to simultaneously holding important positions in the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party and the Ulster Defence...
Vanguard Progressive Unionist PartyVanguard Progressive Unionist PartyThe Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party , informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978... - Michael CanavanMichael CanavanMichael A. Canavan is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and former Federal Aviation Administration security official. Canavan presently sits on the board of defense contractor USfalcon. Canavan was the seventh commander of the US military's Joint Special Operations Command and retired...
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Shena Conn Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
anti Sunningdale - William DouglasWilliam Douglas (Northern Ireland politician)William Albert Boyd Douglas was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II...
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
anti Sunningdale - John HumeJohn HumeJohn Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble....
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Hugh LogueHugh LogueHugh Logue is a Northern Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and economist who now works as a commentator on political and economic issues. He is also a director of two renewable energy companies in Europe and the United States...
Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Leslie MorrellLeslie MorrellLeslie Morrell is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Morrell was a farmer from near Coleraine, and was active in the Ulster Unionist Party . He was elected to Coleraine Rural District Council in 1962, then Londonderry County Council in 1969...
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
pro Sunningdale
1982
| Assembly Election – 20 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | |
| John Hume John Hume John Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.... |
12282 | |||||||||||||
| Martin McGuinness Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.... |
8207 | 8207 | 8207 | 8207 | 8207 | |||||||||
| James McClure | 6857 | 6861 | 6864 | 6871 | 6875 | 6875 | 7061 | 7877 | 7992 | 8827 | 8827 | 8827 | ||
| Jack Allen Jack Allen (politician) Jack Allen is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Working as a businessman, Allen became a member of the Ulster Unionist Party . He was elected to Londonderry City Council, and in 1974 - 5 served as Mayor of Derry.... |
6107 | 6110 | 6111 | 6113 | 6148 | 6148 | 6351 | 6409 | 6980 | 9357 | ||||
| Gregory Campbell Gregory Campbell (politician) Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland.... |
5305 | 5306 | 5306 | 5311 | 5327 | 5328 | 5337 | 5763 | 5801 | 5889 | 5981 | 6540 | ||
| William Douglas William Douglas (Northern Ireland politician) William Albert Boyd Douglas was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II... |
5031 | 5033 | 5035 | 5039 | 5046 | 5046 | 5755 | 6299 | 6488 | 8051 | 9244 | |||
| Hugh Logue Hugh Logue Hugh Logue is a Northern Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and economist who now works as a commentator on political and economic issues. He is also a director of two renewable energy companies in Europe and the United States... |
4828 | 6961 | 7076 | 7350 | 7414 | 7490 | 7496 | 7500 | 7986 | 8005 | 8008 | 8013 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 3766 | 3769 | 3769 | 3772 | 3787 | 3787 | 4483 | 4502 | 5150 | |||||
| Pat Devine | 3169 | 5028 | 5115 | 5413 | 5528 | 5584 | 5589 | 5590 | 5968 | 5977 | 5978 | 5985 | ||
| Bill Matthews | 2309 | 2348 | 2353 | 2451 | 3620 | 3623 | 3641 | 3650 | ||||||
| William Norris | 1876 | 1877 | 1880 | 1883 | 1885 | 1886 | 1896 | |||||||
| Thomas Fleming | 1841 | 1841 | 1842 | 1844 | 1849 | 1849 | ||||||||
| Ita Breen | 1354 | 1396 | 1402 | 1532 | ||||||||||
| Eamon Melaugh | 974 | 1046 | 1122 | |||||||||||
| Cathal Crumley | 556 | 606 | ||||||||||||
1975
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hume John Hume John Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.... |
11,941 | Elected | |||
| Sheena Conn | 8,789 | Elected | |||
| Glenn Barr Glenn Barr Glenn Barr, OBE , is a former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who was an advocate of Ulster nationalism. For a time during the 1970s he straddled both Unionism and Loyalism due to simultaneously holding important positions in the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party and the Ulster Defence... |
7,883 | Elected | |||
| Hugh Logue Hugh Logue Hugh Logue is a Northern Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and economist who now works as a commentator on political and economic issues. He is also a director of two renewable energy companies in Europe and the United States... |
6,661 | Elected | |||
| William Douglas William Douglas (Northern Ireland politician) William Albert Boyd Douglas was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II... |
4,939 | Elected | |||
| Michael Canavan Michael Canavan Michael A. Canavan is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and former Federal Aviation Administration security official. Canavan presently sits on the board of defense contractor USfalcon. Canavan was the seventh commander of the US military's Joint Special Operations Command and retired... |
4,600 | Elected | |||
| James McClure | 3,436 | Elected | |||
| John Williamson | 3,105 | Not elected | |||
| Ivor Canavan | 2,889 | Not elected | |||
| Leslie Morrell Leslie Morrell Leslie Morrell is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Morrell was a farmer from near Coleraine, and was active in the Ulster Unionist Party . He was elected to Coleraine Rural District Council in 1962, then Londonderry County Council in 1969... |
2,529 | Not elected | |||
| Randall Crawford | 2,021 | Not elected | |||
| Bill Matthews | 1,889 | Not elected | |||
| Liam Gallagher | 773 | Not elected | |||
| Patrick Kealey | 473 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Carr | 328 | Not elected | |||
| Cahal Newcombe | 146 | Not elected | |||