# Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Larne 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 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 Antrim, Ballymena and Larne. The division also included the whole of the urban districts of Larne and Whitehead.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1929 | George Boyle Hanna | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1937 | Harold Claude Robinson | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1945 | Walter William Buchanan Topping | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1960 | William Craig | Ulster Unionist |
| 1973 | 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 Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | George Boyle Hanna | 6,854 | 64.89 | |
| | Local Option | James Pringle | 3,709 | 35.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,145 | 29.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,154 | 61.58 | |
| | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) |
General Election 30 November 1933: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | George Boyle Hanna | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Appointment of Hanna as a County Court Judge
1937 Larne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Harold Claude Robinson | 6,545 | 50.94 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist | Andrew Ferris | 6,303 | 49.06 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 1.88 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,320 | 70.13 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 9 February 1938: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Harold Claude Robinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Robinson
1945 Larne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Topping | 6,299 | 75.46 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 2,049 | 24.54 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,250 | 50.92 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,889 | 44.20 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 14 June 1945: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Topping | 8,983 | 75.30 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 2,947 | 24.70 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,036 | 50.60 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,424 | 61.42 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 10 February 1949: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Topping | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 22 October 1953: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Topping | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 20 March 1958: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Topping | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Appointment of Topping as Recorder of Belfast
1960 Larne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Craig | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 31 May 1962: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Craig | 9,388 | 74.00 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | William Cecil Watton | 3,298 | 26.00 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,090 | 48.00 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,514 | 61.84 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 25 November 1965: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Craig | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 24 February 1969: Antrim Larne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Craig | 8,550 | 51.99 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist | Hugh Wilson | 7,897 | 48.01 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 3.98 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,728 | 79.35 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973