Lagan Valley (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
54°30′22″N 6°02′38″W / 54.506°N 6.044°W
| Lagan Valley | |
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| Former First past the post |
| (1921–72) |
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Lagan Valley was a single-member
county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
Before 1969, the area formed part of the Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies of Mid Down and Iveagh.
Lagan Valley was created by the
Hillsborough, Drumbo and Carryduff as well as the sprawling rural area of Ballymacbrennan, which are today split between the Lagan Valley and South Belfast
constituencies.
The constituency sent one MP to the
Royal Assent
on 18 July 1973.
The Parliamentary representative of the division was elected using the
first-past-the-post
system.
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Robert Porter
|
Ulster Unionist | |
| 1972 | Alliance | ||
Porter joined the Alliance Party in June 1972, the Parliament having been suspended in March. As a result, he never sat as an Alliance member in the Northern Ireland House of Commons.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Porter
|
Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
new seat
|
Swing | N/A | |||
- Parliament prorogued30 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 Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
