The 1914 Londonderry City by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 30 November 1914. The constituency returned one

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, elected by the

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voting system.

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Sir

James Brown Dougherty Sir James Brown Dougherty, (13 November 1844 – 3 January 1934) was an Irish clergyman, academic, civil servant and politician. Dougherty was born in Garvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland, to Archibald Dougherty, Esq., M.R.C.S., a surgeon, and ...

was elected unopposed. Dougherty was the last Liberal MP elected in Ireland.

Vacancy

James Hamilton, Marquis of Hamilton had been elected as a Unionist in the 1910 general election, facing Nationalist opposition. He then succeeded to the Dukedom of Abercorn, resulting in the

1913 Londonderry City by-election The 1913 Londonderry City by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 30 January 1913. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system ...

, where the Roman Catholic hierarchy supported the

David Hogg, a 73-year-old local shirt manufacturer and a Protestant.Siege city: the story of Derry and Londonderry by Brian Lacy Hogg died in August 1914 and the by-election was called for 30 November.

Previous result

Candidates

Dougherty was a Presbyterian minister, professor of Logic and English, and civil servant.

Result

Aftermath

Dougherty did not stand in the

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, when the seat was won by Eoin MacNeill of

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in a contested election against Unionist and Nationalist candidates.

References

* Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. {{By-elections to the 30th UK Parliament 1914 elections in the United Kingdom 20th century in Derry (city) By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Londonderry constituencies Elections in Derry (city) Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies November 1914 events 1914 elections in Ireland