Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
# Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

## Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This was a division of County Antrim. Before 1929 it was part of the seven-member Antrim constituency. The constituency elected one MP to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from 1929 until the Parliament was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

In terms of the then local government areas the constituency in 1929 comprised parts of the rural districts of Antrim, Belfast and Larne. The division also included the whole of the urban districts of Ballyclare and Carrickfergus.

After boundary changes in 1969, the constituency included parts of the rural districts of Antrim and Larne, the borough of Carrickfergus, the urban district of Ballyclare and part of the urban district of Carrickfergus.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1929 | John Fawcett Gordon | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1933 | John Fawcett Gordon | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1943 | John Dermot Campbell | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1945 | Lancelot Curran | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1945 | Lancelot Curran | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1949 | Lancelot Curran | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1950 | Alexander Hunter | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1953 | Alexander Hunter | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1958 | Alexander Hunter | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1962 | Alexander Hunter | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1965 | Austin Ardill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1969 | Anne Dickson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections

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

General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | Unopposed | N/A | |
| | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) |

General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Fawcett Gordon | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Resignation of Gordon

By-Election 19 April 1943: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Dermot Campbell | 5,612 | 64.30 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | William Calwell | 3,116 | 35.70 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,496 | 28.60 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,716 | 40.19 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Death of Campbell

By-Election 19 April 1945: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Lancelot Curran | 6,905 | 71.58 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | William Calwell | 2,741 | 28.42 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,164 | 43.17 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,069 | 45.78 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Lancelot Curran | 9,387 | 70.26 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | William Calwell | 3,973 | 29.74 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,414 | 40.52 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,811 | 67.44 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Lancelot Curran | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Resignation of Curran on appointment as a Justice of the High Court

By-Election 20 January 1950: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Alexander Hunter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Alexander Hunter | 9,726 | 66.73 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 4,849 | 33.27 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,877 | 33.46 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,063 | 55.92 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Alexander Hunter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Alexander Hunter | 10,397 | 55.71 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Bob Kidd | 8,265 | 44.29 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,132 | 11.42 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,059 | 50.36 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Austin Ardill | 12,129 | 66.37 |
| | NI Labour | Bob Kidd | 6,146 | 33.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,983 | 32.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,031 | 45.65 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |

* Boundary changes

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Carrick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Anne Dickson | 9,529 | 64.49 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Craig | 5,246 | 35.51 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,283 | 28.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,905 | 64.51 | |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973
