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Foyle
Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Foyle shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1972
Election method	First past the post

Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency. The constituency continued in existence until the Parliament was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

The seat was held continuously by nationalist candidates and never even contested by unionists, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.

Members of Parliament

1929 – 1937: James Joseph McCarroll, Nationalist Party
1937 – 1953: Patrick Maxwell, Nationalist Party
1953 – 1969: Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party
1969 – 1972: John Hume, Independent Nationalist (1969–70); Social Democratic and Labour Party (1970–72)

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)


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At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, James Joseph McCarroll was elected unopposed.

General Election 1933: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Joseph McCarroll	6,557	68.4	*N/A*
	Independent Republican	Seán McCool	3,031	31.6	New
Majority			3,526	36.8	N/A
Turnout			9.588	64.9	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing

At the 1937 Foyle by-election and the 1938 Northern Ireland general election, Patrick Maxwell was elected unopposed.

General Election 1945: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Patrick Maxwell	6,270	56.0	*N/A*
	Independent Labour	Paddy Fox	4,920	44.0	New
Majority			1,350	12.0	N/A
Turnout			11,190	69.6	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing

At the 1949 Northern Ireland general election, Patrick Maxwell was elected unopposed.

General Election 1953: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eddie McAteer	6,305	58.8	*New*
	Independent Nationalist	Patrick Maxwell	4,412	41.2	N/A
Majority			1,893	17.6	N/A
Turnout			10,717	61.7	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing

General Election 1958: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eddie McAteer	6,953	57.0	-1.8
	Independent Labour	Stephen McGonagle	5,238	43.0	New
Majority			1,893	14.0	-3.6
Turnout			12,191	61.7	0.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing

General Election 1962: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eddie McAteer	8,720	61.4	+4.4
	Independent Labour	Stephen McGonagle	5,476	38.6	-4.4
Majority			3,244	22.8	+8.8
Turnout			14,196	75.7	+14.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing

General Election 1965: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eddie McAteer	7,825	64.2	+2.8
	Independent Labour	Seamus Quinn	4,371	35.8	-2.8
Majority			3,454	28.4	+5.6
Turnout			12,196	62.2	-13.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing

General Election 1969: Foyle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Nationalist	John Hume	8,920	55.1	*New*
	Nationalist	Eddie McAteer	5,267	32.6	-31.6
	NI Labour	Eamonn McCann	1,993	12.3	New
Majority			3,653	22.5	N/A
Turnout			16,180	81.4	+19.8
	Independent Nationalist gain from Nationalist		Swing

References

Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Boroughs: Londonderry

v t e Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies
1921–1929	1929–1973
Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim
Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh
Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria
Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill
Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor
Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale
Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down
Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone
Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry
Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Londonderry

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Coleraine (???–1800)
Londonderry City (???–1800)
County Londonderry (???–1800)
Newtown Limavady (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Coleraine (1801–85) Londonderry (1801–85, 1922–83) Londonderry City (1801–1922) North Londonderry (1885–1922) South Londonderry (1885–1922)
Current	Foyle (1983—) East Londonderry (1983—) Mid Ulster (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	Londonderry City
Seats not taken	North Londonderry South Londonderry

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Londonderry
No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

City of Londonderry (1929–72)
Foyle (1929–72)
Londonderry (1921–29)
Mid Londonderry (1929–72)
North Londonderry (1929–72)
South Londonderry (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Londonderry Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Foyle Mid Ulster

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone