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Encyclopedia > Bannside (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Antrim Bann Side was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ...

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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. Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Antrim was a county constituency in Ireland, which was used to elect members of various legislative bodies. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... A prorogation is the period between two sessions of a legislative body. ...


In terms of the then local government areas the constituency in 1929 comprised parts of the Rural Districts of Antrim, Ballymena and Ballymoney. In local government on the British Isles, a rural district was a predominantly rural area used for local government. ... Antrim (Aontroim in Irish) is a large town in County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six-Mile Water, half a mile north-east from Lough Neagh. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ...


After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the same Rural Districts, but Bann Side was extended to take in the northern part of the 1929-1969 Antrim, Antrim constituency. In local government on the British Isles, a rural district was a predominantly rural area used for local government. ... Antrim was a constituency in Ireland, which was (as Antrim Borough) a two-member borough constituency used to elect members of the Parliament of Ireland and (as the Antrim division of County Antrim or Antrim, Antrim) a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. ...


Members of Parliament

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Captain Terence ONeill, Baron ONeill of the Maine (September 10, 1914 - June 12, 1990), was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also Ian Paisley, Jr. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Elections

The parliamentary representatives of the division were elected using the first past the post system. The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist G.C.G. Young 5,931 54.31 N/A
Liberal G. Henderson 4,174 38.22 N/A
Independent Labour W. Ervine 816 7.47 N/A
Majority 1,757 16.09 N/A
Turnout 16,802 65.00 N/A
Ulster Unionist gain from new seat Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist G.C.G. Young Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist G.C.G. Young Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Death of Young
By-Election 10 November 1939: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist M.W. Patrick Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist M.W. Patrick 5,029 62.80 N/A
Independent Unionist A.J. Gillespie 2,979 37.20 N/A
Majority 2,050 25.60 N/A
Turnout 16,461 48.65 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Death of Patrick
By-Election 7 November 1946: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt Hon. T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt Hon. T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt Hon. T.M. O'Neill Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Boundary changes
General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rt Hon. T.M. O'Neill 7,745 47.27 N/A
Protestant Unionist Rev. I.R.K. Paisley 6,331 38.64 N/A
People's Democracy M. Farrell 2,310 14.10 N/A
Majority 1,414 8.63 N/A
Turnout 20,635 79.41 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Resignation of O'Neill
By-Election 16 April 1970: Antrim Bann Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protestant Unionist Rev. I.R.K. Paisley 7,981 43.68 +5.04
Ulster Unionist Dr B. Minford 6,778 37.09 -10.18
Labour (NI) P. McHugh 3,514 19.23 +19.23
Majority 1,203 6.58 N/A
Turnout 22,954 79.61 +0.20
Protestant Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A

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The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1965 was held on 25 November 1965. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... Results References Election Demon: Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Categories: | ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Protestant Unionist Party (PUP) were a political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. ... Peoples Democracy was a political organisation that, while supporting the campaign for civil rights for Northern Irelands Catholic minority stated that such rights could only be achieved through the establishment of a socialist republic in all of Ireland. ... Men of the Colony of Queensland turning out to vote in the Australian 1899 Federation referendum. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Protestant Unionist Party (PUP) were a political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until the 1980s. ... Men of the Colony of Queensland turning out to vote in the Australian 1899 Federation referendum. ... The Protestant Unionist Party (PUP) were a political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... A prorogation is the period between two sessions of a legislative body. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in a leap year). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 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Reference

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

See also

The following list identifies every constituency used in Parliamentary etc. ... Ireland, became part of the United Kingdom under the Act of Union 1800 from 1 January 1801. ... Antrim is one of the six counties comprising Northern Ireland. ...

External links

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


 

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