This is a list of members of Parliament elected in the 1938 Northern Ireland general election. All members of the

Northern Ireland House of Commons The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the ''Government of Ireland Act 1920''. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was called the Senate. It was abolished wit ...

elected at the

1938 Northern Ireland general election The 1938 Northern Ireland general election was held on 9 February 1938. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. The newly-formed Ulster Progressive Unionist ...

are listed.

Members

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*29 September 1938:

Norman Stronge Sir Charles Norman Lockhart Stronge, 8th Baronet, MC, PC, JP (23 July 1894 – 21 January 1981) was a senior Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland. Before his involvement in politics, he fought in the First World War as a junio ...

elected for the Unionists in Mid Armagh, following the resignation of

John Clarke Davison John Clarke Davison (19 April 1875 – 19 February 1946) was a barrister and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Davison was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1898. He ...

. *5 December 1938:

Howard Stevenson Howard H. Stevenson (June 27, 1941) is the Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. ''Forbes'' magazine described him as Harvard Business School's "lion of entrepreneurship" in a 2011 article. Howard is credited wit ...

elected as a Unionist for Queen's University, following the death of Robert James Johnstone. *1938:

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

accepted the Ulster Unionist

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. *30 March 1939: Death of

George Leeke George Leeke (2 April 1881 – 30 March 1939) was an Irish nationalist politician. George Leeke was born in Magilligan, son of George Leeke (merchant) and Mary Lurting. Educated at St Columb's College, Leeke owned a hotel and fishery. He was elec ...

, MP for Mid Londonderry. This position remained unfilled at the time of the 1945 general election. *27 April 1939:

William Lowry The Rt Hon. William Lowry, PC (NI), KC (19 March 1884 – 14 December 1949), was a Northern Irish barrister, judge, Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament, and Attorney General for Northern Ireland Career Born in Limavady, he was educated ...

elected for the Unionists in City of Londonderry, following the resignation of

Edward Sullivan Murphy Edward Sullivan Murphy PC(NI) KC (3 February 1880 – 3 December 1945) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician. He was brother-in-law to the first Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Denis Henry, Bt. (they both married daughters ...

. *10 November 1939: Malcolm Patrick elected for the Unionists in Bannside, following the death of

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. *15 March 1941:

George Dougan George Dougan (1891-1955) was a dispensary doctor and MP for Central Armagh in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Dougan was elected to Stormont on 15 March 1941, replacing David Shillington. Dougan practiced in Church Street, Portadown Po ...

elected for the Unionists in Central Armagh, following the death of

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. *27 March 1941:

Thomas Bailie Thomas Bailie (15 July 1885 – 22 November 1957) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of Parliament (1941–1953) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland, based at Stormont, during which time he was Deputy Speaker.

elected as an

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in North Down, following the death of James Craig. *2 July 1941: Michael McGurk elected as an

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in Mid Tyrone, following the death of Hugh McAleer. *3 December 1941:

Harry Midgley Henry Cassidy Midgley, PC (NI), known as Harry Midgley (1893 – 29 April 1957) was a prominent trade-unionist and politician in Northern Ireland. Born to a working-class Protestant family in Tiger's Bay, north Belfast, he followed his father into ...

elected for the

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in Belfast Willowfield, following the resignation of Arthur Black. *2 April 1942:

Eamon Donnelly Eamon Donnelly (19 July 1877 – 29 December 1944) was an Irish politician. He was born in Middletown, County Armagh, the son of Francis Donnelly, a mason, and Catherine Donnelly (née Haggin). He was a member of the Irish Volunteers. In 1921 ...

elected as an independent Republican in Belfast Falls, following the death of Richard Byrne *19 October 1942: William Lyle elected as a Unionist for Queen's University, following the death of

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. *1942:

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re-admitted into the

. *December 1942:

resigned from the

and founds the

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. *2 July 1943: John W. Renshaw elected as a Unionist for Queen's University, following the resignation of

Robert Corkey Robert Corkey (1881 – 26 January 1966) was a Presbyterian minister, a professor of theology and a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Biography He was born at Glendermott Parish, Waterside, Derry, the son of Rev. Dr Joseph Corkey. He wa ...

. *11 August 1943: Thomas Lyons elected for the Unionists in North Tyrone, following the death of James Gamble. *26 August 1943:

John Dermot Campbell John Ernest Dermot Campbell DL (20 January 1898 – 23 January 1945) was a Northern Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament in both United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Parliaments. He was killed during the Second World War in ...

elected for the Unionists in Carrick, following the resignation of

John Fawcett Gordon John Fawcett Gordon PC(NI) (13 May 1879 – 21 June 1965) was a politician in Northern Ireland. Son of William James Gordon and Margaret Fawcett. Husband of Charlotte Banks. Born in the Belfast area, Gordon was sent to live with relati ...

. *1943:

resigned from the

to sit as an

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MP. *13 December 1944:

Herbert Quin Herbert Quin (1891 – 16 April 1968) was a unionist politician and barrister in Northern Ireland. Quin studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast before joining the Irish Bar. He was also a chartered a ...

elected as a Unionist for Queen's University, following the resignation of John MacDermott. *29 December 1944: Death of

, MP for Belfast Falls. This position remained unfilled at the time of the general election. *12 April 1945: William McCoy elected for the Unionists in South Tyrone, following the death of Rowley Elliott. *19 April 1945:

Lancelot Curran Major Sir Lancelot Ernest Curran (8 March 1899 – 20 October 1984, leighrayment.com; accessed 26 September 2017.) was a Northern Ireland High Court judge and parliamentarian. He was elected as Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Carrick ...

elected for the Unionists in Carrick, following the death of

. *19 April 1945:

Walter Topping Walter William Buchanan Topping (1908–26 July 1978) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Topping studied at the Rossall School and Queen's University Belfast, before becoming a barrister in 1930. During World War II, he served ...

elected for the Unionists in

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, following the death of

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. *1945:

accepted the Ulster Unionist Party

References

Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
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