| Antrim Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Antrim shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| Election Method: | Single transferable vote |
Antrim was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned seven MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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Antrim consisted of the administrative County Antrim (that is, excluding those parts of the historic county within the County Borough of Belfast). In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Antrim Borough, Bann Side, Carrick, Larne, Mid Antrim, North Antrim and South Antrim constituencies.[1]
Antrim had a Unionist majority, with some pockets of Nationalist support. In 1921, six Unionists and one Nationalist were elected, while in 1925, there were five unionists, one Nationalist and one member of the Unbought Tenants Association elected.
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| 24 May 1921 General Election: Antrim (7 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Milne Barbour | 17,735 | 22.18 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh O'Neill | 16,681 | 20.86 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | George Boyle Hanna | 12,584 | 15.74 | 3 | 1 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Joseph Devlin | 9,448 | 11.82 | 7 | 5 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Dick Megaw | 8,326 | 10.41 | 5 | 3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 5,976 | 7.47 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | L. J. Walsh | 4,951 | 6.19 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | 2,967 | 3.71 | 6 | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | J. Connolly | 1,281 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout | 85.5 | N/A | ||||
| 3 April 1925 General Election: Antrim (7 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Milne Barbour | 13,499 | 20.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh O'Neill | 12,579 | 19.56 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Thomas Stanislaus McAllister | 11,857 | 18.44 | 3 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 7,310 | 11.37 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | George Boyle Hanna | 6,524 | 10.14 | 5 | 3 | |
| Unbought Tenants | George Henderson | 4,866 | 7.57 | 6 | 4 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Dick Megaw | 4,362 | 6.78 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | 3,318 | 5.16 | 7 | 5 | |
| Turnout | 65.4 | -20.1 | ||||
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