The 1916 South Londonderry by-election was held on 22 May 1916. The

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held due to the resignation of the incumbent

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MP, John Gordon. It was won by the

candidate

Denis Henry Sir Denis Stanislaus Henry, 1st Baronet, (7 March 1864 – 1 October 1925), was an Irish lawyer and politician who became the first Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. Henry was born in Cahore, Draperstown, County Londonderry, the son of ...

(a Catholic). It was the first

to be held in

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after the

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, and the rebellion had had no discernible impact on the contest.

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1916 elections in Ireland 1916 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Londonderry constituencies 20th century in County Londonderry {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub