Template:Did you know nominations/1872 Londonderry City by-election

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1872 Londonderry City by-election

  • ... that the 1872 Londonderry City by-election was the first parliamentary election in Ireland to be held under a secret ballot? "it was the paramount issue in a by-election in Derry in 1872 and it was in this election, the first held in Ireland under the secret ballot" from: Thompson, Frank (2013). The End of Liberal Ulster: Land Agitation and Land Reform, 1868-1886. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-903688-06-9.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kathleen Byerly
  • Comment: I found this article as a two-sentence stub in dire need of improvement. No wanting to get caught up in the recent "Londonderry affair", I am happy if the main page appearance of this one needs to be delayed a bit. If it is delayed 23 November might be a good date, for the anniversary.

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC). Lua error: expandTemplate: template "y" does not exist.

Hi Gatoclass, I've added a new source to reference the Ballot Act introducing the secret ballot in 1872. Quote: "Ballot Act 1872 (introducing the secret ballot)" - Dumelow (talk) 13:16, 15 September 2020 (UTC)