Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Carrick


Type = County
Start = 1929
End = 1973
EM = First past the post

Carrick 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 prorogued in 1972 and abolished in 1973.

In terms of the then local government areas the constituency in 1929 comprised parts of the Rural Districts of Antrim, Belfast and Larne. The division also included the whole of the Urban Districts of Ballyclare and Carrickfergus.

After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the Rural Districts of Antrim and Larne, the Borough of Carrickfergus, the Urban District of Ballyclare and part of the Urban District of Carrickfergus.

Members of Parliament

Elections

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

Election box begin
title=General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Fawcett Gordon
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Fawcett Gordon
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Fawcett Gordon
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Resignation of Gordon"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 19 April 1943: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Dermot Campbell
votes = 5,612
percentage = 64.30
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. Calwell
votes = 3,116
percentage = 35.70
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,496
percentage = 28.60
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 21,716
percentage = 40.19
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Death of Campbell"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 19 April 1945: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Lancelot Curran
votes = 6,905
percentage = 71.58
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. Calwell
votes = 2,741
percentage = 28.42
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,164
percentage = 43.17
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 21,069
percentage = 45.78
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Lancelot Curran
votes = 9,387
percentage = 70.26
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. Calwell
votes = 3,973
percentage = 29.74
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,414
percentage = 40.52
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 19,811
percentage = 67.44
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Lancelot Curran
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Resignation of Curran on appointment as a Justice of the High Court"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 20 January 1950: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Alexander Hunter
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Alexander Hunter
votes = 9,726
percentage = 66.73
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Vivian Simpson
votes = 4,849
percentage = 33.27
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,877
percentage = 33.46
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 26,063
percentage = 55.92
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Alexander Hunter
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Alexander Hunter
votes = 10,397
percentage = 55.71
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. J. Kidd
votes = 8,265
percentage = 44.29
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,132
percentage = 11.42
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 37,059
percentage = 50.36
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Austin Ardill
votes = 12,129
percentage = 66.37
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. J. Kidd
votes = 6,146
percentage = 33.63
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,983
percentage = 32.74
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 40,031
percentage = 45.65
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Boundary changes"

Election box begin
title=General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim CarrickElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Anne Dickson
votes = 9,529
percentage = 64.49
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = J. Craig
votes = 5,246
percentage = 35.51
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,283
percentage = 28.99
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 22,905
percentage = 64.51
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
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