Talk:1831 Londonderry City by-election

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Did you know... that the 1831 Londonderry City by-election was the second of three in that constituency within nine months, all of which were won by Robert Ferguson?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:41, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the 1831 Londonderry City by-election was ordered after a House of Commons committee ruled the 1830 election in that constituency void? "On 14 Mar. 1831 the committee voided the previous election by six votes to five," from: "Londonderry". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ALT1:... that the 1831 Londonderry City by-election was the second of three in that constituency within nine months, all of which were won by Robert Ferguson? List of elections in: >Ordnance Survey of Ireland (1837). Ordnance Survey of the County of Londonderry. Dublin: Published for H. M. Government, Hodges and Smith. pp. 85–86.. First election 11-16 August 1830, 2nd 28 March-2 April 1831, 3rd 9-12 May 1831
- ALT2:... that Parliament was dissolved three weeks after the 1831 Londonderry City by-election?As above for date of election ending 2 April, dissolution date: "dissolved 23 April 1831" from: Members of Parliament: Parliaments of Great Britain, 1705-1796. Parliaments of the United Kingdom, 1801-1874. Parliaments and conventions of the Estates of Scotland, 1357-1707. Parliaments of Ireland, 1559-1800. House of Lords. 11 August 1879. p. 315.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Western Australia
Comment: Again, as per Template:Did you know nominations/1870 Londonderry City by-election and Template:Did you know nominations/1872 Londonderry City by-election, happy for these to be delayed in appearance if desired

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:12, 15 September 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Assuming good faith on offline sources, although template does not allow me to make this clear. Not needed for DYK but it might be worth adding Template:Infobox election or similar to the article. CSJJ104 (talk) 17:19, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]