Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Larne Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency
Larne shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1973
Election Method:	First past the post

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

Contents 1 Boundaries and Boundary Changes 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 References 4.1 External source

[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

• 1929-1937 George Boyle Hanna (17 December 1877-30 October 1938) Ulster Unionist
• 1937-1945 Harold Claude Robinson (1882-30 December 1944) Ulster Unionist
• 1945-1960 Walter William Buchanan Topping (1908-1980) Ulster Unionist
• 1960-1973 Rt Hon. William Craig (born 2 December 1928) Ulster Unionist PC(NI) 1963

[edit] Elections

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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 Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	George Boyle 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	George Boyle 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	Harold Claude 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	Harold Claude 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	Walter Topping	6,299	75.46	N/A
	Labour (NI)	Vivian 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	Walter Topping	8,983	75.30	-0.16
	Labour (NI)	Vivian 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	Walter Topping	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Walter Topping	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Walter Topping	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

• Appointment of Topping as Recorder of Belfast

Larne by-election, 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	William Craig	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	William 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	William Craig	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	William 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

• Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

[edit] References

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

[edit] External source

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

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