List of members of the 4th House of Commons of Northern Ireland facts for kids
The 1933 Northern Ireland general election was a big event where people voted for their representatives. These representatives became members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons. This list shows all the people who were elected to the 4th Northern Ireland House of Commons on November 30, 1933.
What is the Northern Ireland House of Commons?
The Northern Ireland House of Commons was a special group of elected people. They made laws and decisions for Northern Ireland. Think of it like a school council, but for a whole country! The people elected to this group are called Members of Parliament, or MPs.
Who Were the Members of Parliament?
Here is a list of all the people who were elected as MPs in the 1933 election. They represented different areas, called constituencies, and belonged to various political parties.
| Name | Constituency | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. M. Andrews | Mid Down | UUP | |
| Sir Edward Archdale | Enniskillen | UUP | |
| Anthony Babington | Belfast Cromac | UUP | |
| John Milne Barbour | South Antrim | UUP | |
| Dawson Bates | Belfast Victoria | UUP | |
| Jack Beattie | Belfast Pottinger | NI Labour | |
| Arthur Black | Belfast Willowfield | UUP | |
| Basil Brooke | Lisnaskea | UUP | |
| Richard Byrne | Belfast Falls | Nationalist | |
| Daniel Hall Christie | North Londonderry | UUP | |
| Robert Corkey | Queen's University of Belfast | UUP | |
| James Craig | North Down | UUP | |
| Robert Crawford | Mid Antrim | UUP | |
| John Clarke Davison | Mid Armagh | UUP | |
| Joseph Devlin | Belfast Central | Nationalist | |
| Herbert Dixon | Belfast Bloomfield | UUP | |
| Alexander Donnelly | West Tyrone | Nationalist | |
| Rowley Elliott | South Tyrone | UUP | |
| Samuel Fryar | West Down | UUP | |
| James Fulton Gamble | North Tyrone | UUP | |
| Alexander Gordon | East Down | UUP | |
| John Fawcett Gordon | Carrick | UUP | |
| William Grant | Belfast Duncairn | UUP | |
| Samuel Hall-Thompson | Belfast Clifton | UUP | |
| George Boyle Hanna | Larne | UUP | |
| Cahir Healy | South Fermanagh | Nationalist | |
| Tommy Henderson | Belfast Shankill | Ind U | |
| Alexander Hungerford | Belfast Oldpark | UUP | |
| John Johnston | North Armagh | UUP | |
| Robert James Johnstone | Queen's University of Belfast | UUP | |
| George Leeke | Mid Londonderry | Nationalist | |
| Robert John Lynn | North Antrim | UUP | |
| Hugh McAleer | Mid Tyrone | Nationalist | |
| James Joseph McCarroll | Foyle | Nationalist | |
| James Hanna McCormick | Belfast St Annes | UUP | |
| Paddy McLogan | South Armagh | Independent Republican | |
| Robert McNeill | Queen's University of Belfast | Ind U | |
| Harry Midgley | Belfast Dock | NI Labour | |
| Hugh Minford | Antrim | UUP | |
| Thomas Moles | Belfast Ballynafeigh | UUP | |
| Henry Mulholland | Ards | UUP | |
| Edward Sullivan Murphy | City of Londonderry | UUP | |
| John William Nixon | Belfast Woodvale | Ind U | |
| Patrick O'Neill | Mourne | Nationalist | |
| Dehra Parker | South Londonderry | UUP | |
| Hugh Pollock | Belfast Windsor | UUP | |
| John Hanna Robb | Queen's University of Belfast | UUP | |
| David Shillington | Central Armagh | UUP | |
| Joseph Francis Stewart | East Tyrone | Nationalist | |
| Éamon de Valera | South Down | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Charles Wilson | Iveagh | UUP | |
| George Charles Gillespie Young | Bannside | UUP | |
What Happened After the Election?
Sometimes, things change after an election. MPs might change their political group, or new elections called by-elections might happen if an MP leaves their seat. Here are some of the changes that happened after the 1933 election:
- In 1933, Robert McNeill started working with the Unionist party.
- In 1934, Jack Beattie was no longer part of the Northern Ireland Labour Party. He then became an independent Labour MP.
- On June 4, 1934, Thomas Joseph Campbell was elected for the Nationalists in Belfast Central. This happened after Joseph Devlin passed away.
- On March 22, 1935, Arthur Brownlow Mitchell was elected for the Unionists in Queen's University of Belfast. This was because Robert McNeill resigned.
- On April 2, 1937, Frederick Thompson was elected for the Unionists in Belfast Ballynafeigh. This happened after Thomas Moles passed away.
- On May 7, 1937, Patrick Maxwell was elected for the Nationalists in Foyle. This was after James Joseph McCarroll passed away.
- On May 27, 1937, Harold Claude Robinson was elected for the Unionists in Larne. This happened after George Boyle Hanna resigned.
- On February 2, 1938, Patrick O'Neill passed away. His seat was not filled again before the next general election.
