Raymond McCullough

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 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

Political career

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
  1. 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.
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