Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons

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 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.

Speakers

		Name	Entered office	Left office	Party
	1.	Sir Hugh O'Neill, Bt	1921	1929	Ulster Unionist Party
	2.	Sir Henry Mulholland, Bt	1929	1945	Ulster Unionist Party
	3.	Sir Norman Stronge, Bt	1945	1956	Ulster Unionist Party
	4.	W. F. McCoy	1956	1956	Ulster Unionist Party
	3.	Sir Norman Stronge, Bt	1956	1969	Ulster Unionist Party
	5.	Ivan Neill	1969	1972	Ulster Unionist Party

Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker

		Name	Entered office	Left office	Party
	1.	Thomas Moles	1921	1937	Ulster Unionist Party
	2.	John Clarke Davison	1937	1937	Ulster Unionist Party
	3.	Sir Robert Lynn	1937	1945	Ulster Unionist Party
	4.	Howard Stevenson	1945	1945	Ulster Unionist Party
	5.	Thomas Bailie	1945	1948	Ulster Unionist Party
	6.	R. N. Wilson	1948	1950	Ulster Unionist Party
	7.	Samuel Hall-Thompson	1950	1953	Ulster Unionist Party
	8.	Terence O'Neill	1953	1955	Ulster Unionist Party
	9.	Thomas Lyons	1955	1969	Ulster Unionist Party
	10.	Walter Scott	1969	1972	Ulster Unionist Party

Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker

		Name	Entered office	Left office	Party
	1.	Joseph Morgan	1958	1962	Ulster Unionist Party
	2.	Brian McConnell	1962	1963	Ulster Unionist Party
	3.	Billy Boyd	1963	1965	Northern Ireland Labour Party
	4.	James O'Reilly	1966	1966	Nationalist Party
	5.	Paddy Gormley	1966	1967	Nationalist Party
	4.	James O'Reilly	1967	1969	Nationalist Party
	7.	Vivian Simpson	1969	1972	Northern Ireland Labour Party

References

• Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons