Template:Did you know nominations/1870 Londonderry City by-election
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:06, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
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1870 Londonderry City by-election
Caricature of Richard Dowse
- ... that Richard Dowse (pictured) faced a strong challenge during the 1870 Londonderry City by-election, despite a trend for ministerial by-elections to be uncontested?"after 1867, the incidence of contested re-elections diminished ... Richard Dowse, QC, appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, faced a closely fought re-election contest in the borough of Londonderry" from: Otte, Thomas; Readman, Paul (2013). By-Elections in British Politics, 1832-1914. Boydell Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-1-84383-780-0.
- ALT1:... that the results of the 1870 Londonderry City by-election (winner Richard Dowse pictured) were cited as evidence of co-operation between Episcopalian and Presbytarian voters in Ulster? "the increasing co-operation between Episcopalians and Presbytarians is revealed by the voting at Newry in 1868 and Derry City in 1870" from: Hoppen, Karl Theodore (1984). Elections, Politics, and Society in Ireland, 1832-1885. Clarendon Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-19-822630-7.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Belmont Building
- Comment: As per my comments at Template:Did you know nominations/1872 Londonderry City by-election, I am happy for this to be delayed a bit if people want
Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:24, 15 September 2020 (UTC).
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. The image is amusing and is in the public domain. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:49, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
