MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1933
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This is a list of Members of Parliament elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1933. Elections to the 4th Northern Ireland House of Commons were held on 30 November 1933.
All members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons elected at the Northern Ireland general election, 1933
are listed.
All members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons elected at the Northern Ireland general election, 1933
Northern Ireland general election, 1933
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are listed.
Members
Name | Constituency | Party |
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John Miller Andrews | Mid Down Mid Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Down was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, immediately south east of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout... |
Ulster Unionist |
Sir Edward Archdale | Enniskillen Enniskillen (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Enniskillen was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Enniskillen was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Anthony Babington Anthony Babington (politician) Sir Anthony Brutus Babington PC KC was an Irish barrister, judge and politician.He was educated at Glenalmond School, Perthshire and Trinity College, Dublin... |
Belfast Cromac Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Cromac was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Cromac was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
John Milne Barbour | South Antrim | Ulster Unionist |
Dawson Bates Dawson Bates Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet, OBE, PC, JP, DL , also known as Sir Dawson Bates , was an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.... |
Belfast Victoria Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Victoria was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Victoria was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
Jack Beattie Jack Beattie Jack Beattie was a politician from Northern Ireland.He was a teacher by profession. He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party . In 1925, he became a Member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons for Belfast East. He represented Belfast Pottinger from 1929... |
Belfast Pottinger Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Pottinger was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Pottinger was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
Labour (NI) Northern Ireland Labour Party The Northern Ireland Labour Party was an Irish political party which operated from 1924 until 1987.In 1913 the British Labour Party resolved to give the recently formed Irish Labour Party exclusive organising rights in Ireland... |
Arthur Black | Belfast Willowfield Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Willowfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Willowfield was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
Basil Brooke Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC, HML was an Ulster Unionist politician who became the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1943 and held office until 1963.... |
Lisnaskea Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Lisnaskea was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Richard Byrne | Belfast Falls Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Falls was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Falls was a borough constituency comprising part of western Belfast... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Daniel Hall Christie | North Londonderry North Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Londonderry. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Robert Corkey Robert Corkey The Very Rev. Professor Robert Corkey, PC , was a Presbyterian minister, a professor of theology and a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.... |
Queen's University of Belfast Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation... |
Ulster Unionist |
James Craig James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, PC, PC , was a prominent Irish unionist politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland... |
North Down North Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Down was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, immediately south east of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout... |
Ulster Unionist |
Robert Crawford | Mid Antrim Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.The House of Commons Act , 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections for 48 single-member constituencies .It was a single-member division of County Antrim represented in the Parliament of Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
John Clarke Davison John Clarke Davison John Clarke Davison 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 was a legal adviser to the Government of Northern Ireland from 1922-1925, and Senior... |
Mid Armagh Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Armagh was a county constituency comprising the south central part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Joseph Devlin Joseph Devlin Joseph Devlin, also known as Joe Devlin, was an Irish journalist and influential nationalist politician... |
Belfast Central Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Central was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Central was a borough constituency comprising part of central Belfast... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Herbert Dixon Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran OBE PC was a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was born in Belfast, the fourth son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, and educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, being commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, with which regiment he served in the Second... |
Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
Alexander Donnelly | West Tyrone West Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) West Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:West Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the western part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Rowley Elliott Rowley Elliott Rowley Elliott was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He was educated at Cookstown Academy and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and became a farmer and cattle breeder. He was a member of Tyrone County Council and served as its chairman. He was a justice of the peace and Deputy... |
South Tyrone South Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Samuel Fryar Samuel Fryar Samuel Fryar was an Irish solicitor, councillor and politician from Northern Ireland.Samuel Fryar was born on 4 February 1863 at Banbridge, County Down in Ireland, to parents Samuel Fryar and his wife, Ann Jane née Gibson... |
West Down West Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) West Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:West Down was a county constituency comprising part of western County Down. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
James Fulton Gamble | North Tyrone North Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... |
Alexander Gordon Alexander Gordon (politician) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon GBE DSO PC was a Unionist Member and Senator in the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Family background:... |
East Down East Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) East Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:East Down was a county constituency comprising the towns of Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Crossgar, Downpatrick, Dunmore, Killinchy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Saintfield and Strangford, all in the current Down District Council... |
Ulster Unionist |
John Fawcett Gordon John Fawcett Gordon John Fawcett Gordon PC was a politician in Northern Ireland.He was educated at Falls River School, Massachusetts, United States. He was manager of flax camps and a member of Belfast Corporation from 1920-23... |
Carrick | Ulster Unionist |
William Grant William Grant (Northern Ireland politician) Rt. Hon. William Grant was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Grant worked as a shipwright and was a founder member of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association. He was also a founder member of the Ulster Volunteer Force... |
Belfast Duncairn Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
Samuel Hall-Thompson Samuel Hall-Thompson Lt-Col. Samuel Hall-Thompson was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hall-Thompson was born in Crawfordsburn and studied at Dulwich College. His father, Rt. Hon. Robert Thompson, DL, was also an MP... |
Belfast Clifton Belfast Clifton (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Clifton was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Clifton was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
George Boyle Hanna | Larne | Ulster Unionist |
Cahir Healy Cahir Healy Cahir Healy was an Irish politician.Born in Mountcharles in County Donegal, he became a journalist working on various local papers. He joined Sinn Féin on its foundation in 1905. He later campaigned against the inclusion of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, arguing that they... |
South Fermanagh South Fermanagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Fermanagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Fermanagh South was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Tommy Henderson Tommy Henderson Thomas Gibson Henderson was an Ulster independent Unionist politician. He served in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from 1925 to 1953 in vigorous opposition to the Unionist governments on all issues other than the partition of Ireland, and is famous for having at one stage spoken for... |
Belfast Shankill Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Shankill was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Shankill was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
Alexander Hungerford | Belfast Oldpark Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Oldpark was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Oldpark was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
John Johnston | North Armagh North Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Armagh was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Robert James Johnstone | Queen's University of Belfast Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation... |
Ulster Unionist |
George Leeke George Leeke George Leeke was an Irish nationalist politician.Leeke owned a hotel and fishery. He was elected to Londonderry County Council for the Nationalist Party. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, Leeke was elected in the Londonderry seat, although he did not take his seat until 1926... |
Mid Londonderry Mid Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Londonderry. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Robert John Lynn | North Antrim | Ulster Unionist |
Hugh McAleer Hugh McAleer Hugh McAleer was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Beragh, County Tyrone, McAleer worked as a teacher before being elected to Tyrone County Council. He became the President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in County Tyrone, and at the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, he was... |
Mid Tyrone Mid Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
James Joseph McCarroll | Foyle Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
James Hanna McCormick | Belfast St Annes | Ulster Unionist |
Paddy McLogan Paddy McLogan Paddy J. McLogan was President of Sinn Féin from 1950–52 and again from 1954 to 1962.Born in Markethill, Co Armagh, he spent some time in Scotland. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1913 and the Irish Volunteers. The same year he was imprisoned by the British authorities and went on a... |
South Armagh South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Armagh was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Republican |
Robert McNeill | Queen's University of Belfast Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation... |
Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
Harry Midgley Harry Midgley Henry Cassidy Midgley, PC , known as Harry Midgley was a prominent politician in Northern Ireland. Born to a unionist family in Belfast, he worked in the textile industry before joining the Royal Engineers during World War I.... |
Belfast Dock Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Dock was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Dock was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
Labour (NI) Northern Ireland Labour Party The Northern Ireland Labour Party was an Irish political party which operated from 1924 until 1987.In 1913 the British Labour Party resolved to give the recently formed Irish Labour Party exclusive organising rights in Ireland... |
Hugh Minford | Antrim Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Antrim was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned seven MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
Ulster Unionist |
Thomas Moles Thomas Moles Thomas Moles was an Ulster Unionist politician. Born in Belfast, Ireland in 1871, he was educated at the Collegiate School, Ballymena.... |
Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Ballynafeigh was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
Henry Mulholland Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet Sir Henry George Hill Mulholland, 1st Baronet PC , was a Northern Ireland politician.Mulholland was the third son of Henry Lyle Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath, and Norah Louisa Fanny Ward... |
Ards Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Ards was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Ards was a county constituency comprising the town of Newtownards, the Ards peninsula and the town of Donaghadee. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first past the post elections... |
Ulster Unionist |
Edward Sullivan Murphy Edward Sullivan Murphy Edward Sullivan Murphy PC KC was an Irish barrister, judge and politician. He was brother-in-law to Northern Ireland's first Lord Chief Justice, Sir Denis Henry, Bt. .He was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, and Trinity College, Dublin... |
City of Londonderry City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) The City of Londonderry parliamentary constituency was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929, as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency.... |
Ulster Unionist |
John William Nixon John William Nixon John William Nixon, MBE was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Graddum, County Cavan, Nixon became a district inspector in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and transferred to its successor in the new state of Northern Ireland, the Royal Ulster Constabulary... |
Belfast Woodvale Belfast Woodvale (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Woodvale was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Woodvale was a borough constituency comprising part of western Belfast... |
Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
Patrick O'Neill Patrick O'Neill (politician) Patrick O'Neill was an Irish nationalist politician and hotel proprietor. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, O'Neill was elected for the Down constituency. He took his seat on 9 March 1926. He was re-elected at Northern Ireland general election, 1925 for Down... |
Mourne Mourne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mourne was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mourne was a county constituency comprising part of southern County Down, including the Mountains of Mourne. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Dehra Parker Dehra Parker Dame Dehra S. Parker, GBE, PC was the longest serving woman MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons.-Family life:... |
South Londonderry South Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) The South Londonderry constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland was created in 1929 and continued until the abolition of the Parliament in 1973... |
Ulster Unionist |
Hugh Pollock Hugh Pollock Hugh MacDowell Pollock PC , was an Ulster Unionist member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until his death in 1937.... |
Belfast Windsor Belfast Windsor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Windsor was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Windsor was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
Ulster Unionist |
John Hanna Robb John Hanna Robb John Hanna Robb was a Northern Irish barrister and Ulster Unionist Party politician.The son of Rev. J. Gardner Robb, DD, LLD, Robb was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's College, Belfast and called to the Bar at Gray's Inn and King's Inns, Dublin in 1898.He was a Stormont MP... |
Queen's University of Belfast Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation... |
Ulster Unionist |
David Shillington | Central Armagh Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Central Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Central Armagh was a county constituency comprising the north central part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
Joseph Francis Stewart Joseph Francis Stewart Joseph Francis Stewart, known as Joe Stewart , was an Irish nationalist politician.After growing up in Dungannon, where he studied at the Christian Brothers' School, Stewart worked as a wine merchant and became active in the Irish Parliamentry Party... |
East Tyrone East Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) East Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:East Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Tyrone. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) The Nationalist Party† - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland-based members of the IPP.... |
Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland... |
South Down South Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Down was a county constituency comprising part of southern County Down. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál... |
John Charles Wilson John Charles Wilson John Charles Wilson was a Northern Irish politician for the Ulster Unionist Party. In the Parliament of Northern Ireland, he was the Member of Parliament for Iveagh from 1933 to 1938.... |
Iveagh Iveagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Iveagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Iveagh was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, south west of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
Ulster Unionist |
George Charles Gillespie Young | Bannside | Ulster Unionist |
Changes
- 1933: Robert McNeill began taking the Unionist whip.
- 1934: Jack BeattieJack BeattieJack Beattie was a politician from Northern Ireland.He was a teacher by profession. He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party . In 1925, he became a Member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons for Belfast East. He represented Belfast Pottinger from 1929...
expelled from the Northern Ireland Labour PartyNorthern Ireland Labour PartyThe Northern Ireland Labour Party was an Irish political party which operated from 1924 until 1987.In 1913 the British Labour Party resolved to give the recently formed Irish Labour Party exclusive organising rights in Ireland...
, and sat as an independent Labour member. - 4 June 1934: Thomas Joseph CampbellThomas Joseph CampbellThomas Joseph Campbell , known as T. J. Campbell, was an Irish nationalist newspaper editor, politician and judge.Brought up as a Roman Catholic in Belfast, Campbell studied at St Malachy's College and the Royal University of Ireland. In 1895, he began editing the Irish News, a local nationalist...
elected for the Nationalists in Belfast CentralBelfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Belfast Central was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Central was a borough constituency comprising part of central Belfast...
, following the death of Joseph DevlinJoseph DevlinJoseph Devlin, also known as Joe Devlin, was an Irish journalist and influential nationalist politician...
. - 22 March 1935: Arthur Brownlow Mitchell elected for the Unionists in Queen's University of BelfastQueen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation...
, following the resignation of Robert McNeill. - 2 April 1937: Frederick Thompson elected for the Unionists in Belfast BallynafeighBelfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Ballynafeigh was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast...
, following the death of Thomas MolesThomas MolesThomas Moles was an Ulster Unionist politician. Born in Belfast, Ireland in 1871, he was educated at the Collegiate School, Ballymena....
. - 7 May 1937: Patrick Maxwell elected for the Nationalists in FoyleFoyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency...
, following the death of James Joseph McCarroll. - 27 May 1937: Harold Claude Robinson elected for the Unionists in Larne, following the resignation of George Boyle Hanna.
- 2 February 1938: Death of Patrick O'NeillPatrick O'Neill (politician)Patrick O'Neill was an Irish nationalist politician and hotel proprietor. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1921, O'Neill was elected for the Down constituency. He took his seat on 9 March 1926. He was re-elected at Northern Ireland general election, 1925 for Down...
. His seat remained unfilled at the time of the general election.