Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Larne


Type = County
Start = 1929
End = 1973
EM = First past the post

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

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.

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

Elections

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

Election box begin
title=General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = George Boyle Hanna
votes = 6,854
percentage = 64.89
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Local Option
candidate = J. A. Pringle
votes = 3,709
percentage = 35.11
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,145
percentage = 29.77
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 17,154
percentage = 61.58
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = George Boyle Hanna
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Appointment of Hanna as a County Court Judge"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 27 May 1937: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Harold Claude Robinson
votes = 6,545
percentage = 50.94
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = A. Ferris
votes = 6,303
percentage = 49.06
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 242
percentage = 1.88
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 18,320
percentage = 70.13
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Harold Claude Robinson
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Death of Robinson"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 19 April 1945: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Topping
votes = 6,299
percentage = 75.46
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Vivian Simpson
votes = 2,049
percentage = 24.54
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,250
percentage = 50.91
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 18,889
percentage = 44.20
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Topping
votes = 8,983
percentage = 75.30
change = -0.16Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Vivian Simpson
votes = 2,947
percentage = 24.70
change = +0.16Election box majority
votes = 6,036
percentage = 50.60
change = -0.31Election box turnout
votes = 19,424
percentage = 61.42
change = +17.22Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Topping
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Topping
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Topping
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Appointment of Topping as Recorder of Belfast"

Election box begin
title=Larne by-election, 1960Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Craig
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Craig
votes = 9,388
percentage = 74.00
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. C. Watton
votes = 3,298
percentage = 26.00
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,090
percentage = 48.01
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 20,514
percentage = 61.84
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Craig
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim LarneElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Craig
votes = 8,550
percentage = 51.99
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = O'Neill Unionist
candidate = H. Wilson
votes = 7,897
percentage = 48.01
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 653
percentage = 3.97
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 20,728
percentage = 79.35
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973"

References

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

External source

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