Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland

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 (UUP) 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 (NILP).

Speakers

NameEntered officeLeft officeParty1.Sir Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baronet19211929Ulster Unionist Party2.Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet19291945Ulster Unionist Party3.Sir Norman Stronge, 8th Baronet19451956Ulster Unionist Party4.W. F. McCoy19561956Ulster Unionist Party3.Sir Norman Stronge, 8th Baronet19561969Ulster Unionist Party5.Ivan Neill19691972Ulster Unionist Party

Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker

Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy SpeakerDeputy Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy SpeakerNamePartyNamePartyThomas Moles 1921-1937Ulster Unionist Party Office not yet createdJohn Clarke Davison 1937Sir Robert Lynn 1937-1945Howard Stevenson 1945Thomas Bailie 1945-1948R. N. Wilson 1948-1950Samuel Hall-Thompson 1950-1953Terence O'Neill 1953-1955Thomas Lyons 1955-1969Joseph Morgan 1958-1962Ulster Unionist PartyBrian McConnell 1962-1953Billy Boyd 1963-1965Northern Ireland Labour PartyJames O'Reilly1966Nationalist PartyPaddy Gormley 1966-1967James O'Reilly 1967-1969Walter Scott 1969-1972Vivian Simpson 1969-1972Northern Ireland Labour Party

References Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons