After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the same Rural Districts but Bannside was extended to take in the northern part of the 1929–1969 Antrim Borough constituency.
Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973
Peerage titleedit
When Ian Paisley was created a life peer in 2010, the took his title of Baron Bannside, of North Antrim in the County of Antrim from the constituency he had won in 1970.
Referencesedit
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921–1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)
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Bannside redirects here For Lord Bannside see Ian Paisley 54 50 46 N 6 19 44 W 54 846 N 6 329 W 54 846 6 329 BannsideFormer County constituencyfor the Parliament of Northern IrelandBannside shown within Northern IrelandFormer constituencyCreated1929Abolished1973Election methodFirst past the post Bannside was a single member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland Contents 1 Boundaries and Boundary Changes 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 Peerage title 5 References 6 External linksBoundaries and Boundary Changes editThis 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 Ballymoney After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the same Rural Districts but Bannside was extended to take in the northern part of the 1929 1969 Antrim Borough constituency Members of Parliament editElection Member Party 1929 George Charles Gillespie Young Ulster Unionist Party 1933 1938 1939 Malcolm William Patrick 1945 1946 Terence O Neill 1949 1953 1958 1962 1965 1969 1970 Ian Paisley Protestant Unionist 1971 Democratic Unionist 1973 constituency abolishedElections editThe parliamentary representatives of the division were elected using the first past the post system General Election 22 May 1929 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist George Charles Gillespie Young 5 931 54 31 Ulster Liberal George Henderson 4 174 38 22 Independent Labour William Ervine 816 7 47 Majority 1 757 16 09 Turnout 16 802 65 00 Ulster Unionist win new seat General Election 30 November 1933 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist George Charles Gillespie Young Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 9 February 1938 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist George Charles Gillespie Young Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A Death of Young 1939 Bannside by election Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Malcolm Patrick Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 14 June 1945 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Malcolm Patrick 5 029 62 80 N A Ind Unionist A J Gillespie 2 979 37 20 New Majority 2 050 25 60 N A Turnout 16 461 48 65 N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A Death of Patrick 1946 Bannside by election Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 10 February 1949 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 22 October 1953 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 20 March 1958 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 31 May 1962 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A General Election 25 November 1965 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill Unopposed N A N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A Boundary changes General Election 24 February 1969 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Terence O Neill 7 745 47 27 N A Protestant Unionist Ian Paisley 6 331 38 64 New People s Democracy Michael Farrell 2 310 14 10 New Majority 1 414 8 63 N A Turnout 20 635 79 41 N A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N A Resignation of O Neill By Election 16 April 1970 Bannside Party Candidate Votes Protestant Unionist Ian Paisley 7 981 43 68 5 04 Ulster Unionist Bolton Minford 6 778 37 09 10 18 NI Labour Patrick McHugh 3 514 19 23 New Majority 1 203 6 59 N A Turnout 22 954 79 61 0 20 Protestant Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N A Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973Peerage title editWhen Ian Paisley was created a life peer in 2010 the took his title of Baron Bannside of North Antrim in the County of Antrim from the constituency he had won in 1970 References editNorthern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921 1972 compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott Political Reference Publications 1973 External links editFor the exact definition of Northern Ireland constituency boundaries see http www election demon co uk stormont boundaries html Archived 25 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bannside Northern Ireland Parliament constituency amp oldid 1124585787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
