Foyle

Map by Conal Kelly

This constituency was formed from parts of the old Londonderry and Mid-Ulster constituencies. Most of the old Foyle constituency survived as the new Foyle after 1995, with some territory lost to West Tyrone. The Member of Parliament throughout this period was John Hume, also a member of the European Parliament.

See spreadsheets for 1983, 1987 and 1992.

Election results, 1983-1992

9 April 1992

John Hume MP MEP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 26,710 (51.5%)
Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) 13,705 (26.4%)
Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) 9,149 (17.6%)
Lara McIlroy (Alliance Party of Northern Ireland) 1,390 (2.7%)
Gordon McKenzie (Workers' Party) 514 (1%)
John Burns (Natural Law Party) 422 (0.8%)

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) majority: 13,005; Electorate: 74,673; Turnout: (69.5%)

11 June 1987

John Hume MP MEP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 23,743 (48.8%)
Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) 13,883 (28.5%)
Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) 8,707 (17.9%)
Elizabeth Zammitt (Alliance Party of Northern Ireland) 1,276 (2.6%)
Eamonn Melaugh (Workers' Party) 1,022 (2.1%)

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) majority: 9,860; Electorate: 70,583; Turnout: (69.5%)

9 June 1983

@John Hume MEP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 24,071 (46.0%)
@Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) 15,923 (30.4%)
@Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) 10,607 (20.3%)
Gerard O'Grady (Alliance Party of Northern Ireland) 1,108 (2.1%)
Eamonn Melaugh (Workers' Party) 582 (1.1%)

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) majority: 8,148; Electorate: 67,431; Turnout: (77.6%)

See also:

Results from 1983 to 1995 for each seat: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | Upper Bann

Other sites based at ARK: ORB (Online Research Bank) | CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

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Nicholas Whyte, 21 October 2000; modified 16 February 2002.