Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Belfast Ballynafeigh | |
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Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
![]() Belfast Ballynafeigh shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1973 |
Election method | First past the post |
Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
Belfast Ballynafeigh was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland.
Belfast Ballynafeigh was created by the division of Belfast South into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.
Politics
In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. It was consistently won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although independent Unionist and labour candidates also stood.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1929 | Thomas Moles | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1933 | ||||
1937 | Frederick Thompson | |||
1945 | ||||
1949 | Ivan Neill | |||
1950 | ||||
1953 | ||||
1958 | ||||
1962 | ||||
1965 | ||||
1969 | ||||
1973 | Constituency abolished |
Election results
(1921–72) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Thomas Moles | 5,152 | 59.4 | ||
Ind. Unionist | William Kennedy Gibson | 3,525 | 40.6 | ||
Majority | 1,627 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,677 | ||||
UUP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Thomas Moles | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
- Death of Moles
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | 7,221 | 70.4 | N/A | |
Independent | William McMillan | 3,037 | 29.6 | New | |
Majority | 4,184 | 40.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,258 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | 5,775 | 48.5 | −21.9 | |
Commonwealth Labour | William Kennedy | 3,715 | 31.2 | New | |
NI Labour | John Roney Baine | 2,424 | 20.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,060 | 17.3 | −23.5 | ||
Turnout | 21,069 | 45.78 | |||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,495 | 67.2 | N/A | |
Ind. Unionist | Victor Scott McVea | 2,682 | 32.8 | New | |
Majority | 2,813 | 34.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,177 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,273 | 61.4 | −5.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | Victor Scott McVea | 3,320 | 38.6 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 1,953 | 22.8 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,593 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,474 | 57.8 | −3.6 | |
NI Labour | F. D. Hazard | 2,736 | 28.9 | New | |
Ulster Liberal | Judith Rosenfield | 1,255 | 13.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,738 | 28.9 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,465 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,010 | 65.6 | +7.8 | |
NI Labour | Erskine Holmes | 2,624 | 34.4 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 2,386 | 31.2 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,634 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ivan Neill | 6,523 | 70.9 | +5.3 | |
NI Labour | Erskine Holmes | 2,675 | 29.1 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 3,848 | 41.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,198 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
See also
- Ballynafeigh ward
References
- ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast