2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election that if elected he would refuse to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen in order to take up his seat. He opted to declare neither a party affiliation nor "Independent", so appeared on the ballot paper with no party label. Icke told the VoteWise website he had "no politics", and David Davis had a "lot he doesn't yet see". Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced that his party would not field a candidate in the by-election as the issue of civil liberties transcended party politics and the Liberal Democrats supported Davis's position on the issue,
North Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency) Dáil. This area, in republican theory, was incorporated in a five-member Dáil constituency of Londonderry. The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Anderson resigns, prompting a by-election. Barrie dies, prompting a by-election. North Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency) North Londonderry was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland. This county constituency comprised the northern part of County Londonderry. Its official title was the North Derry division of county Londonderry. It returned one Member of Parliament 1885–1922. 1885-1922: The baronies of Keenaught, North-East Liberties of Coleraine, North-West Liberties of Londonderry, and Tirkeeran, and that