- Newtownabbey (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°41′06″N 5°57′58″W / 54.685°N 5.966°W
Newtownabbey
Parliament of Northern Ireland
County constituency
Newtownabbey shown within Northern Ireland Created: 1969 Abolished: 1973 Election Method: First past the post Newtownabbey was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Contents
Boundaries and boundary changes
Before 1969, the area formed part of the Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies of Antrim Borough and Carrick.
Newtownabbey was created by the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 as a division of County Antrim. It was located to the north of Belfast and comprised "part of the urban district of Newtownabbey which consists of the wards of Carnmoney, Cavehill, Glengormley, Whitehouse, and Whitewell".
The constituency sent one MP to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from the Northern Ireland general election, 1969. The Parliament was prorogued on 30 March 1972, under the terms of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972. It was formally abolished in 1973 when the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 received Royal Assent on 18 July 1973.
The Parliamentary representative of the division was elected using the first-past-the-post system.
Member of Parliament: House of Commons (Northern Ireland)
- 1969-1973 Rt Hon. Robin John Bailie (born 6 March 1937) Ulster Unionist
Election: House of Commons (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland 1921–72 
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Northern Ireland 1921–72
General Election 24 February 1969: Newtownabbey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ulster Unionist Robin John Bailie 9,852 74.29 N/A Labour (NI) J. W. McDowell 3,410 25.71 N/A Majority 6,442 48.57 N/A Turnout 22,151 59.87.32 N/A Ulster Unionist gain from new seat 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)
- Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921 - 1972
External links
- For more information about the Northern Ireland House of Commons, see http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/stormont.html
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- Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1969
- Historic constituencies in County Antrim
- Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973
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