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Mid Londonderry
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Mid Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

Mid Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the central 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 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 was primarily rural and included areas between Coleraine, Limavady, Derry and Magherafelt.

The seat was held until 1969 by Nationalist Party candidates, and was rarely contested.

Members of Parliament

• 1929 – 1939: George Leeke, Nationalist Party
• 1939 – 1945: vacant
• 1945 – 1953: Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party
• 1953 – 1969: Paddy Gormley, Nationalist Party
• 1969 – 1972: Ivan Cooper, Independent Nationalist (1969–1970); Social Democratic and Labour Party (1970–1972)

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Election results

At the 1929, 1933 and 1938 Northern Ireland general elections, George Leeke was elected unopposed.

At the 1945 and 1949 Northern Ireland general elections, Eddie McAteer was elected unopposed.

At the 1958, 1962 and 1965 Northern Ireland general elections, Paddy Gormley was elected unopposed.

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References

1. The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
2. Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
3. ^ "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Londonderry". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.

• Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament
• Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929
• Historic constituencies in County Londonderry
• Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973