Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
# Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Mid Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.

The House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections for 48 single-member constituencies (including Antrim Mid).

It was a single-member division of County Antrim represented in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Before 1929, it was part of the seven-member Antrim constituency. The constituency sent 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 Ballymena, Ballymoney and Larne. The division also included the whole of the urban district of Ballymena.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1929 | Robert Crawford | Ulster Unionist |
| 1933 | Robert Crawford | Ulster Unionist |
| 1938 | John Patrick | Ulster Unionist |
| 1945 | John Patrick | Ulster Unionist |
| 1949 | Robert Nichol Wilson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1953 | Robert Simpson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1958 | Robert Simpson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1962 | Robert Simpson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1965 | Robert Simpson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1969 | Robert Simpson | Ulster Unionist |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results

General Election 22 May 1929: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 7,375 | 68.21 | |
| | Independent | James Alexander Gaston | 3,437 | 31.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,938 | 36.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,857 | 60.55 | |
| | 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 Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford | 7,567 | 59.37 | -8.84 |
| | Ind. Unionist | John Woodburn | 5,178 | 40.63 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,389 | 18.74 | -17.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,152 | 70.21 | +9.66 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Patrick | 9,386 | 67.53 | +8.16 |
| | Progressive Unionist | Andrew Beggs | 4,514 | 32.47 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,872 | 35.06 | +16.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,062 | 72.92 | +2.71 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Nichol Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Nichol Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Simpson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Simpson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Simpson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Simpson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Mid :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Robert Simpson | 10,249 | 82.83 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Robert Hugh Galbraith | 2,124 | 17.17 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,125 | 65.66 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,992 | 56.26 | N/A |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973
