Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland facts for kids
The Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons was the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament in Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.
The Speaker had an official residence, Stormont House. All the Speakers were members of the Ulster Unionist Party on their election.
There was initially one Deputy Speaker, also invariably an Ulster Unionist, who was also the Chairman of Ways and Means. In 1958 a second Deputy Speaker was appointed, and given the title Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means. From 1963 onwards, this post was often given to members of the Nationalist Party or Northern Ireland Labour Party.
Speakers
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sir Hugh O'Neill, Bt | 1921 | 1929 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| 2. | Sir Henry Mulholland, Bt | 1929 | 1945 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| 3. | Sir Norman Stronge, Bt | 1945 | 1956 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| 4. | W. F. McCoy | 1956 | 1956 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| 3. | Sir Norman Stronge, Bt | 1956 | 1969 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| 5. | Ivan Neill | 1969 | 1972 | Ulster Unionist Party | |
Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker
| Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker | Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
| Thomas Moles 1921-1937 | Ulster Unionist Party | Office not yet created | |||
| John Clarke Davison 1937 | |||||
| Sir Robert Lynn 1937-1945 | |||||
| Howard Stevenson 1945 | |||||
| Thomas Bailie 1945-1948 | |||||
| R. N. Wilson 1948-1950 | |||||
| Samuel Hall-Thompson 1950-1953 | |||||
| Terence O'Neill 1953-1955 | |||||
| Thomas Lyons 1955-1969 | |||||
| Joseph Morgan 1958-1962 | Ulster Unionist Party | ||||
| Brian McConnell 1962-1953 | |||||
| Billy Boyd 1963-1965 | Northern Ireland Labour Party | ||||
| James O'Reilly1966 | Nationalist Party | ||||
| Paddy Gormley 1966-1967 | |||||
| James O'Reilly 1967-1969 | |||||
| Walter Scott 1969-1972 | Vivian Simpson 1969-1972 | Northern Ireland Labour Party | |||
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