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 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

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.

Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
New assembly	MPA for South Down 1982–1985	Succeeded by Jeffrey Donaldson