Talk:1860 Londonderry City by-election

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Did you know... that Irish Conservative candidate William McCormick won the 1860 Londonderry City by-election partly because of the support of his Catholic workers, who had previously voted for the Liberal Party?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:51, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Irish Conservative William McCormick won the 1860 Londonderry City by-election partly because of the support of his Catholic workers, who had previously voted for the Liberal Party? "from 1830 until his death in 1860 Catholics had supported the wealthy and largely apolitical Sir Robert Ferguson" from: Hoppen, Karl Theodore (1984). Elections, Politics, and Society in Ireland, 1832-1885. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-19-822630-7. and "McCormick who employed a large number of Catholic labourers on his works began immediately to deploy considerable influence upon them with the result that within a short time the catholic vote splintered and Greer who had originally been promised their votes received in the end only a handful" from: Murphy, Desmond (1981). Derry, Donegal, and Modern Ulster, 1790-1921. Londonderry: Aileach Press. p. 115.
- ALT1:... that the 1860 Londonderry City by-election was held after the death of Sir Robert Ferguson who held the seat unopposed for 19 years? Unopposed in elections since 1841, results of which are listed in: Crosby's Political Record of Parliamentary Elections in Great Britain and Ireland: With Select Biographical Notices and Speeches of Distinguished Statesmen ... York: George Crosby. 1843. p. 259.; The Annual Register: Or a View of the History, Politics and Literature, for the Year ... London: Dodsley. 1852. p. Appendix page 367. & Thom's Directory of Ireland. Dublin: Alexander Thom and Co. 1873. p. 889.</ref>)

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Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC).[reply]

This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:45, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]