Bannside was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...

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Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This was a division of County Antrim

County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...

. Before 1929 it was part of the seven-member 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:...

 constituency. The constituency sent one MP to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland

House of Commons of Northern Ireland

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 with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act...

 from 1929 until the Parliament was temporarily suspended

Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972

The Northern Ireland Act 1972 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced direct rule in Northern Ireland with effect from 30 March 1972....

 in 1972, and then formally abolished

Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973...

 in 1973.

In terms of the then local government areas the constituency in 1929 comprised parts of the rural districts

Rural district

Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...

 of Antrim, Ballymena

Ballymena

Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....

 and Ballymoney

Ballymoney

Ballymoney is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census. It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council....

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After boundary changes in 1969 the constituency included parts of the same rural districts

Rural district

Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...

, but Bannside was extended to take in the northern part of the 1929-1969 Antrim Borough

Antrim Borough (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Antrim, sometimes known as Antrim Borough to distinguish it from the former constituency of the same name, was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...

 constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1929 Northern Ireland general election, 1929 -References:*...	George Charles Gillespie Young	Ulster 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...
	1933 Northern Ireland general election, 1933 -References:*...
	1938 Northern Ireland general election, 1938 -References:*...
	1939	Malcolm William Patrick
	1945
	1946	Terence O'Neill Terence O'Neill Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party...
	1949 Northern Ireland general election, 1949 -References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1949...
	1953 Northern Ireland general election, 1953 -References:*...
	1958 Northern Ireland general election, 1958 -References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1958...
	1962 Northern Ireland general election, 1962 -Seats summary:-References:*...
	1965 Northern Ireland general election, 1965 -Seats summary:-References:*...
	1969 Northern Ireland general election, 1969 -References:*...
	1970	Ian Paisley Ian Paisley Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding...	Protestant Unionist Protestant Unionist Party The Protestant Unionist Party was a unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. It was set up by Ian Paisley, and was the forerunner of the modern Democratic Unionist Party and emerged from the Ulster Protestant Action movement.The UPA had two councillors elected,...
	1973 Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973...	Constituency abolished

Elections

The parliamentary representatives of the division were elected using the first past the post system.

• Death of Young

• Death of Patrick

• Boundary changes

• Resignation of O'Neill

• Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

External links

• For the exact definition of Northern Ireland constituency boundaries see http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html