Bannside was a single-member

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of the

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Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This was a division of

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. Before 1929 it was part of the seven-member Antrim constituency. The constituency sent one MP to the

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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

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s of Antrim,

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and

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. After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the same

s but ''Bannside'' was extended to take in the northern part of the 1929–1969 Antrim Borough constituency.

Members of Parliament

Elections

''The parliamentary representatives of the division were elected using the

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system.'' * ''Death of Young'' * ''Death of Patrick'' * ''Boundary changes'' * ''Resignation of O'Neill'' * ''Parliament

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30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973''

Peerage title

When Ian Paisley was created a

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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

* ''Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921–1972'', compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)

External links

* ''For the exact definition of Northern Ireland constituency boundaries see'' http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html {{County Antrim constituencies Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929 Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament Historic constituencies in County Antrim Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973 1929 establishments in Northern Ireland