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Raymond McCullough

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Raymond McCullough
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Down
In office
20 October 1982 – June 1985
Preceded byAssembly re-established
Succeeded byJeffrey Donaldson
Member of
Banbridge District Council
In office
15 May 1985 – June 1985
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byVivienne Bennett
ConstituencyKnockiveagh
In office
30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byCouncil established
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyBanbridge Area B
Personal details
Born1919
County Down, Northern Ireland
DiedJune 1985
Political partyUlster Unionist

Raymond McCullough (1919 – June 1985) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Down from 1982, until 1985.

Political career

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McCullough, who was Honorary Secretary of the South Down Unionist Association, was elected to Banbridge District Council on that body's creation in 1973 and subsequently served as chairman.[1] He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1982 election to represent South Down and remained a member until his death, serving as deputy chairman of the Agriculture Committee and a member of the Environment Committee.[1] He was also a member of the committee of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.[1]

Following his death McCullough's Assembly seat was won by Jeffrey Donaldson[2] whilst his council seat went to his daughter Vivienne McCullough as an independent Unionist.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993, Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 219
  2. ^ By-election details
  3. ^ "Local authority gains youngest councillor - Local - Banbridge Leader". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
New assembly MPA for South Down
1982–1985
Succeeded by