1919 North Londonderry by-election

Hugh Anderson had been elected for North Londonderry in the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Three days after taking his Parliamentary oath of allegiance, he stepped down as an MP, citing that he believed that as he was the High Sheriff of County Londonderry, this was an office of profit so he was actually disqualified from being an MP. Accordingly, he was appointed as the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead, the official office of profit whereby he could vacate his seat. Hugh T. Barrie was selected by the Irish Unionists to contest the seat, having previously been the North Londonderry MP from 1906 until 1918. He was the vice-president of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland and represented Ulster at the Irish Convention. == Result ==

After winning, Barrie would hold the seat until 1922 when he died. The 1922 North Londonderry by-election was won by the new Ulster Unionist Party unopposed. Although losing, McGilligan would later be appointed as the Minister for External Affairs in the Irish Free State. ==References==