Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Carrick Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency


Carrick shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1973
Election Method:	First past the post

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

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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, Belfast and Larne. The division also included the whole of the Urban Districts of Ballyclare and Carrickfergus.

After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the Rural Districts of Antrim and Larne, the Borough of Carrickfergus, the Urban District of Ballyclare and part of the Urban District of Carrickfergus.

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

General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Fawcett Gordon	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Fawcett Gordon	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Fawcett Gordon	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

By-Election 19 April 1943: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Dermot Campbell	5,612	64.30	N/A
	Labour (NI)	W. Calwell	3,116	35.70	N/A
Majority			2,496	28.60	N/A
Turnout			21,716	40.19	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

By-Election 19 April 1945: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Lancelot Curran	6,905	71.58	N/A
	Labour (NI)	W. Calwell	2,741	28.42	N/A
Majority			4,164	43.17	N/A
Turnout			21,069	45.78	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Lancelot Curran	9,387	70.26	N/A
	Labour (NI)	W. Calwell	3,973	29.74	N/A
Majority			5,414	40.52	N/A
Turnout			19,811	67.44	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Lancelot Curran	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

By-Election 20 January 1950: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Hunter	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Hunter	9,726	66.73	N/A
	Labour (NI)	Vivian Simpson	4,849	33.27	N/A
Majority			4,877	33.46	N/A
Turnout			26,063	55.92	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Hunter	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Hunter	10,397	55.71	N/A
	Labour (NI)	R. J. Kidd	8,265	44.29	N/A
Majority			2,132	11.42	N/A
Turnout			37,059	50.36	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Austin Ardill	12,129	66.37	N/A
	Labour (NI)	R. J. Kidd	6,146	33.63	N/A
Majority			5,983	32.74	N/A
Turnout			40,031	45.65	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Carrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Anne Dickson	9,529	64.49	N/A
	Independent Unionist	J. Craig	5,246	35.51	N/A
Majority			4,283	28.99	N/A
Turnout			22,905	64.51	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

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

For the exact definition of Northern Ireland constituency boundaries see http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html

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