Raymond McCullough (1919 – June 1985) was a

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politician with the

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. McCullough, who was Honorary Secretary of the South Down Unionist Association, was elected to

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on that body's creation in 1973 and subsequently served as chairman.W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993'', Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 219 He was elected to the

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at the 1982 election to represent South Down and remained a member until his death, serving as deputy chairman of the Agriculture Committee and a member of the Environment Committee. He was also a member of the committee of the

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. Following his death McCullough's Assembly seat was won by

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whilst his council seat went to his daughter Vivienne McCullough as an

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Raymond 1919 births 1985 deaths Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986 Ulster Unionist Party councillors Members of Banbridge District Council Politicians from County Down