Antrim Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Antrim Larne was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

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[edit] Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This was a division of County Antrim. Before 1929 it was part of the seven-member Antrim (constituency). The constituency sent one MP to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from 1929 until the Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and abolished in 1973.

In terms of the then local government areas the constituency in 1929 comprised parts of the Rural Districts of Antrim, Ballymena and Larne. The division also included the whole of the Urban Districts of Larne and Whitehead.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Elections

The parliamentary representatives of the division were elected using the first past the post system.

General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist G.B. Hanna 6,854 64.89 N/A
Local Option J.A. Pringle 3,709 35.11 N/A
Majority 3,145 29.77 N/A
Turnout 17,154 61.58 N/A
Ulster Unionist gain from new seat Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist G.B. Hanna Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Appointment of Hanna as a County Court Judge
By-Election 27 May 1937: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist H.C. Robinson 6,545 50.94 N/A
Independent Unionist A. Ferris 6,303 49.06 N/A
Majority 242 1.88 N/A
Turnout 18,320 70.13 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist H.C. Robinson Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Death of Robinson
By-Election 19 April 1945: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W.W.B. Topping 6,299 75.46 N/A
Labour (NI) F.V. Simpson 2,049 24.54 N/A
Majority 4,250 50.91 N/A
Turnout 18,889 44.20 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W.W.B. Topping 8,983 75.30 -0.16
Labour (NI) F.V. Simpson 2,947 24.70 +0.16
Majority 6,036 50.60 -0.31
Turnout 19,424 61.42 +17.22
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W.W.B. Topping Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W.W.B. Topping Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W.W.B. Topping Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Appointment of Topping as Recorder of Belfast
By-Election 5 Fenruary 1960: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W. Craig Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist W. Craig 9,388 74.00 N/A
Labour (NI) W.C. Watton 3,298 26.00 N/A
Majority 6,090 48.01 N/A
Turnout 20,514 61.84 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt. Hon. W. Craig Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Larne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt Hon. W. Craig 8,550 51.99 N/A
O'Neill Unionist H. Wilson 7,897 48.01 N/A
Majority 653 3.97 N/A
Turnout 20,728 79.35 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

[edit] Reference

  • Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)

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[edit] External source

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