Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

For other constituencies of the same name, see Mid Antrim.

54°54′40″N 6°08′49″W / 54.911°N 6.147°W / 54.911; -6.147

Mid Antrim
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Mid Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

Mid Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.

The House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections for 48 single-member constituencies (including Antrim Mid).

It was a single-member division of County Antrim represented in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. 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 Ballymena, Ballymoney and Larne. The division also included the whole of the urban district of Ballymena.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1929	Robert Crawford	Ulster Unionist
1933	Robert Crawford
1938	John Patrick
1945	John Patrick
1949	Robert Nichol Wilson
1953	Robert Simpson
1958
1962
1965
1969
1973	Constituency abolished

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UUP	Robert Crawford	7,375	68.21
	Independent	James Alexander Gaston	3,437	31.79
Majority			3,938	36.42
Turnout			17,857	60.55
	UUP win (new seat)

General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Crawford	7,567	59.37	−8.84
	Ind. Unionist	John Woodburn	5,178	40.63	New
Majority			2,389	18.74	−17.68
Turnout			18,152	70.21	+9.66
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John Patrick	9,386	67.53	+8.16
	Progressive Unionist	Andrew Beggs	4,514	32.47	New
Majority			4,872	35.06	+16.32
Turnout			19,062	72.92	+2.71
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Nichol Wilson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Nichol Wilson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Simpson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Simpson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Simpson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Simpson	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Mid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert Simpson	10,249	82.83	*N/A*
	NI Labour	Robert Hugh Galbraith	2,124	17.17	New
Majority			8,125	65.66	N/A
Turnout			21,992	56.26	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

References

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume II 1886–1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919–1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921–1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)

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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