- For the constituency established in 1929, see Antrim Borough (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency).
| Antrim Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Antrim shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| Election Method: | Single transferable vote |
Antrim was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned seven MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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Boundaries
Antrim consisted of the administrative County Antrim (that is, excluding those parts of the historic county within the County Borough of Belfast). In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Antrim Borough, Bann Side, Carrick, Larne, Mid Antrim, North Antrim and South Antrim constituencies.[1]
Politics
Antrim had a Unionist majority, with some pockets of Nationalist support. In 1921, six Unionists and one Nationalist were elected, while in 1925, there were five unionists, one Nationalist and one member of the Unbought Tenants Association elected.
Election results
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- Electorate 93,566; Valid votes 79,949; Quota 9,994
| 24 May 1921 General Election: Antrim (7 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Milne Barbour | 17,735 | 22.18 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh O'Neill | 16,681 | 20.86 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | George Boyle Hanna | 12,584 | 15.74 | 3 | 1 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Joseph Devlin | 9,448 | 11.82 | 7 | 5 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Dick Megaw | 8,326 | 10.41 | 5 | 3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 5,976 | 7.47 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | L. J. Walsh | 4,951 | 6.19 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | 2,967 | 3.71 | 6 | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | J. Connolly | 1,281 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout | 85.5 | N/A | ||||
- Electorate 98,278; Valid votes 64,315; Quota 8,040
| 3 April 1925 General Election: Antrim (7 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Milne Barbour | 13,499 | 20.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh O'Neill | 12,579 | 19.56 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Thomas Stanislaus McAllister | 11,857 | 18.44 | 3 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 7,310 | 11.37 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | George Boyle Hanna | 6,524 | 10.14 | 5 | 3 | |
| Unbought Tenants | George Henderson | 4,866 | 7.57 | 6 | 4 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Dick Megaw | 4,362 | 6.78 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | 3,318 | 5.16 | 7 | 5 | |
| Turnout | 65.4 | -20.1 | ||||
References
External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
 Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies |
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| 1921–1929 | 1929–1972 |
| Antrim | Antrim Borough · Bannside · Carrick · Larkfield · Larne · Mid Antrim · Newtownabbey · 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 · East Down · Iveagh · Lagan Valley · 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) |
