Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) explained

54.873°N -5.909°W

Larne
Type:County
Parl Name:Parliament of Northern Ireland
Year:1929
Abolished:1973
Blank1 Name:Election method
Blank1 Info: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 temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally 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

ElectionMemberParty
1929George Boyle HannaUlster Unionist
1937Harold Claude RobinsonUlster Unionist
1945Walter William Buchanan ToppingUlster Unionist
1960William CraigUlster Unionist
1973constituency abolished

Elections

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

References

External source