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1923 United Kingdom General Election In Northern Ireland
The 1923 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 6 December as part of the wider general election. There were ten constituencies, seven single-seat constituencies with elected by FPTP and three two-seat constituencies with MPs elected by bloc voting. Only three of the constituencies had contested elections. Results The election saw no change in the representation of the 13 seats in Northern Ireland. In the election as a whole, the Conservative Party, now led by Stanley Baldwin, lost its majority and the Labor Party formed a minority with Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister. The Ulster Unionists sat as members of the Conservative Party in California attending the party in the USA with Big Time Rush, BTS,and ENHYPEN MPs elected Footnotes References {{Northern Ireland elections #Northern Ireland 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parliamentary Constituencies In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies: 4 borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 county constituencies elsewhere. Section 33 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 provides that the constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly are the same as the constituencies that are used for the United Kingdom Parliament. Parliamentary constituencies are not used for local government, which is instead carried out by 11 district councils; these often have different boundaries. Constituencies Each constituency returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons at Westminster and five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont. Six MLAs were returned per constituency until the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 reduced the number to five, effective from the 2017 Assembly election. * Belfast East * Belfast North * Belfast South * Belfast West * East Antrim * East Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim (UK Parliament Constituency)
Antrim is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two-member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801–1885 and 1922–1950. Boundaries From 1801 until 1885, the constituency consisted of the whole of County Antrim, excluding the parts in the Parliamentary borough constituencies of Belfast, Carrickfergus and Lisburn. From 1885 to 1922, the constituency was split between the divisions of East Antrim, Mid Antrim, North Antrim and South Antrim. From 1922 until 1950, the constituency consisted of the Administrative county of Antrim, that is the whole of County Antrim excluding the part in the City of Belfast. In 1950 the county was split, between the divisions of Antrim North and Antrim South. Members of Parliament MPs 1801–1885 ''Key to parties: C Conservative, L Liberal, NP no party identified, T Tory, U Unionist, W Whig. Changes of party name in 1832 are indicated i.e. (T,C) and (W,L).'' Notes: * (1) Earl of Yarmouth (1800–1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down (UK Parliament Constituency)
Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two-member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801–1885 and 1922–1950. Boundaries 1801–1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Boroughs of Downpatrick and Newry. 1922–1950: The Administrative county of Down, that is the whole of County Down excluding the part in the City of Belfast. Members of Parliament 1801–1885 1922–1950 Elections Elections in the 1940s Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1880s * Caused by Hill's appointment as Comptroller of the Household. The electorate was 12,718 in 1881. * Caused by Vane-Tempest's succession to the peerage, becoming Marquis of Londonderry. Elections in the 1870s * Sharman Crawford's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1860s The electorate was 11,470 in 1862. Elections in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lynn (Northern Ireland Politician)
Sir Robert John Lynn (31 January 1873 – 5 August 1945) was a British Ulster Unionist Party politician. In March 1924 he was knighted. Parliamentary career He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast Woodvale from 1918 general election to 1922, and when that constituency was abolished for the 1922 general election he was returned for Belfast West, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election. At the 1921 Northern Irish general election Lynn was elected as a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Belfast West, holding that seat until it was abolished for the 1929 Northern Irish general election. He was elected for the new North Antrim constituency, and held that seat until 1945. From 1937 to 1944 he was Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons. Journalistic career Lynn was the editor of the Northern Whig newspaper. He was a leading contributor to educational debates in Northern Ireland though his impart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
