List of members of the 2nd House of Commons of Northern Ireland

This is a list of members of Parliament elected in the 1925 Northern Ireland general election. Elections to the 2nd Northern Ireland House of Commons were held on 3 April 1925.

All members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons elected at the 1925 Northern Ireland general election are listed.

Sir James Craig, (later Viscount Craigavon) continued as Prime Minister following the election. The second place Nationalist Party ended its policy of abstentionism and took their seats but refused to accept the role of Official Opposition.

Members edit

Name Constituency Party
Robert Anderson Londonderry Ulster Unionist
J. M. Andrews Down Ulster Unionist
Edward Archdale Fermanagh and Tyrone Ulster Unionist
John Milne Barbour Antrim Ulster Unionist
Richard Dawson Bates Belfast East Ulster Unionist
Jack Beattie Belfast East NI Labour
Richard Best Armagh Ulster Unionist
Arthur Black Belfast South Ulster Unionist
Sir John Campbell Queens University of Belfast Ulster Unionist
Lloyd Campbell Belfast North Ulster Unionist
Dehra Chichester Londonderry Ulster Unionist
John Henry Collins Armagh Nationalist
James Cooper Fermanagh and Tyrone Ulster Unionist
James Craig Down Ulster Unionist
Robert Crawford Antrim Ulster Unionist
Joe Devlin Belfast West Nationalist
Herbert Dixon Belfast East Ulster Unionist
Alex Donnelly Fermanagh and Tyrone Nationalist
Eamon Donnelly Armagh Republican
Rowley Elliott Fermanagh and Tyrone Ulster Unionist
John Fawcett Gordon Antrim Ulster Unionist
William Grant Belfast North Ulster Unionist
James Woods Gyle Belfast East Ind. Unionist
George Boyle Hanna Antrim Ulster Unionist
Thomas Harbison Fermanagh and Tyrone Nationalist
Cahir Healy Fermanagh and Tyrone Nationalist
George Henderson Antrim Unbought Tenants
Tommy Henderson Belfast North Ind. Unionist
Robert Johnstone Queens University of Belfast Ulster Unionist
Sam Kyle Belfast North NI Labour
Thomas Lavery Down Ulster Unionist
George Leeke Londonderry Nationalist
Robert John Lynn Belfast West Ulster Unionist
Thomas Stanislaus McAllister Antrim Nationalist
Robert McBride Down Ulster Unionist
Basil McGuckin Londonderry Nationalist
John McHugh Fermanagh and Tyrone Nationalist
Thomas McMullan Down Ulster Unionist
William McMullen Belfast West NI Labour
John Martin Mark Londonderry Ulster Unionist
William Miller Fermanagh and Tyrone Ulster Unionist
Thomas Moles Belfast South Ulster Unionist
Hugh Morrison Queens University of Belfast Ulster Unionist
Harry Mulholland Down Ulster Unionist
Patrick O'Neill Down Nationalist
Robert William O'Neill Antrim Ulster Unionist
Hugh Pollock Belfast South Ulster Unionist
John Hanna Robb Queens University of Belfast Ulster Unionist
David Shillington Armagh Ulster Unionist
Éamon de Valera Down Republican
Philip James Woods 1 Belfast South Ind. Unionist
Philip James Woods 1 Belfast West Ind. Unionist

Changes edit

  • ^1 Philip James Woods (Independent Unionist) was elected in both the Belfast West and Belfast South constituencies. He declined the Belfast South seat resulting in a by-election held on 6 November 1925, which was won by Anthony Brutus Babington (UUP).

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