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.
Raymond McCullough | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – June 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly re-established |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Member of Banbridge District Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – June 1985 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Vivienne Bennett |
| Constituency | Knockiveagh |
| In office 30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Banbridge Area B |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Died | June 1985 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Political career
editMcCullough, 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
edit- ^ a b c W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993, Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 219
- ^ By-election details
- ^ "Local authority gains youngest councillor - Local - Banbridge Leader". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.