South Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
| South Antrim | |
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| Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland |
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South Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Coordinates: 54°30′18″N 6°03′58″W / 54.505°N 6.066°W
South Antrim was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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 South).
This constituency was one of seven county divisions in County Antrim from 1929, and, after 1969, one of nine. The changes in the vicinity of Belfast affected the boundaries of this division.
It comprised (in terms of then local government units) part of the rural district of Lisburn and the whole of the urban district of Lisburn. In 1969, the part of the rural district closest to Belfast became the new seat of Antrim, Larkfield.
Antrim South returned one member of Parliament from 1929 until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.
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