Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

54°52′23″N 5°54′32″W / 54.873°N 5.909°W / 54.873; -5.909

Larne
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Larne shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	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

Election		Member	Party
	1929	George Boyle Hanna	Ulster Unionist
	1937	Harold Claude Robinson	Ulster Unionist
	1945	Walter William Buchanan Topping	Ulster Unionist
	1960	William Craig	Ulster Unionist
1973		constituency abolished

Elections

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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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	%
	UUP	George Boyle Hanna	6,854	64.89
	Local Option	James Pringle	3,709	35.11
Majority			3,145	29.78
Turnout			17,154	61.58
	UUP win (new seat)

General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	George Boyle Hanna	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

Appointment of Hanna as a County Court Judge

1937 Larne by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Harold Claude Robinson	6,545	50.94	*N/A*
	Ind. Unionist	Andrew Ferris	6,303	49.06	New
Majority			242	1.88	N/A
Turnout			18,320	70.13	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Harold Claude Robinson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

Death of Robinson

1945 Larne by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Walter Topping	6,299	75.46	*N/A*
	NI Labour	Vivian Simpson	2,049	24.54	New
Majority			4,250	50.92	N/A
Turnout			18,889	44.20	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Walter Topping	8,983	75.30	*N/A*
	NI Labour	Vivian Simpson	2,947	24.70	N/A
Majority			6,036	50.60	N/A
Turnout			19,424	61.42	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Walter Topping	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

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

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

Appointment of Topping as Recorder of Belfast

1960 Larne by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Craig	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Craig	9,388	74.00	*N/A*
	NI Labour	William Cecil Watton	3,298	26.00	New
Majority			6,090	48.00	N/A
Turnout			20,514	61.84	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Craig	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Larne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Craig	8,550	51.99	*N/A*
	Ind. Unionist	Hugh Wilson	7,897	48.01	New
Majority			653	3.98	N/A
Turnout			20,728	79.35	N/A
	UUP hold		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

v t e Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies
1921–1929	1929–1973
Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim
Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh
Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria
Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill
Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor
Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale
Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down
Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone
Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry
Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Antrim and the city of Belfast

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

County Antrim (???–1800)
Antrim (1666–1800)
Belfast (1613–1800)
Carrickfergus (1326–1800)
Lisburn (1661–1800)
Randalstown (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic

Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
Belfast (1801–85)
Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
Belfast Falls (1918–22)
Belfast Ormeau (1918–22)
Belfast Pottinger (1918–22)
Belfast Shankill (1918–22)
Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922–2024)
Belfast St Anne's (1918–22)
Belfast Victoria (1918–22)
Belfast Woodvale (1918–22)
Carrickfergus (1801–85)
Lisburn (1801–85)
Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current

East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—)
North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast South and Mid Down (2024—)
Belfast West (1885–1918, 1922—)
Lagan Valley 1983—

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	East Antrim Mid Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast Cromac Belfast Duncairn Belfast Falls Belfast Ormeau Belfast Pottinger Belfast St Anne's Belfast Shankill Belfast Victoria Belfast Woodvale Queen's University of Belfast

Second Dáil
1921–22

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

1921–29

Antrim (1921–29)
Belfast East (1921–29)
Belfast North (1921–29)
Belfast South (1921–29)
West Belfast (1921–29)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72

Bannside (1929–72)
Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72)
Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72)
Belfast Central (1929–72)
Belfast Clifton (1929–72)
Belfast Cromac (1929–72)
Belfast Dock (1929–72)
Belfast Duncairn (1929–72)
Belfast Falls (1929–72)
Belfast Oldpark (1929–72)
Belfast Pottinger (1929–72)
Belfast Shankill (1929–72)
Belfast St Anne's (1929–72)
Belfast Victoria (1929–72)
Belfast Willowfield (1929–72)
Belfast Windsor (1929–72)
Belfast Woodvale (1929–72)
Carrick (1929–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Larne (1929–72)
Mid Antrim (1929–72)
Newtownabbey (1969–72)
North Antrim (1929–72)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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