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1916 South Londonderry by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
August 2019
August 2019
The 1916 South Londonderry by-election was held on 22 May 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, John Gordon. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate Denis HenryMay 2021 (a Catholic).
It was the first by-election to be held in Ireland after the Easter rebellion, and the rebellion had had no discernible impact on the contest.
By-election, 1916: South LondonderryWalker B.M. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922 1978 Royal Irish Academy Dublin 0901714127
Irish Unionist Alliance
Denis Henry
3,808
94.7
+42.4
Independent Unionist
Arthur Turnbull
214
5.3
New
3,594
89.4
+84.8
4,022
47.8
−43.6
8,416
Irish Unionist Alliance
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Category:1916 elections in Ireland
Category:1916 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Londonderry constituencies
Category:20th century in County Londonderry
Category:May 1916 in the United Kingdom