Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Belfast Cromac | |
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Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1973 |
Election method | First past the post |
Belfast Cromac was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
Belfast Cromac 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 Cromac 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 always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it. All but its last MP died in office.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1929 | Anthony Babington | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1938 | Maynard Sinclair | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1953 | Joseph William Morgan | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1962(b) | John William Kennedy | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1973 | Constituency abolished |
Election results
(1921–72) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Anthony Babington | 6,680 | 61.1 | ||
Ind. Unionist | James Reid | 4,246 | 38.9 | ||
Majority | 2,434 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,926 | 64.6 | |||
UUP win (new seat) |
- At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Anthony Babington was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 7,869 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Progressive Unionist | William John Stewart | 4,337 | 35.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,532 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,206 | 75.4 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 8,407 | 67.1 | +2.6 | |
Communist (NI) | Betty Sinclair | 4,130 | 32.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,277 | 34.2 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,537 | 71.6 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 10,152 | 82.4 | +15.3 | |
Independent Labour | James A. Donnelly | 2,170 | 17.6 | New | |
Majority | 7,982 | 64.8 | +30.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,322 | 74.3 | +2.7 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Joseph Morgan | 5,293 | 67.0 | −15.4 | |
Ind. Unionist | Thomas Allen | 2,170 | 17.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,689 | 34.0 | −30.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,463 | 48.6 | −25.7 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Morgan was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Joseph Morgan | 5,863 | 64.5 | N/A | |
NI Labour | Cecil Allen | 3,225 | 35.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,638 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,088 | 63.4 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Kennedy | 4,801 | 62.0 | −2.5 | |
NI Labour | Cecil Allen | 1,866 | 24.1 | −11.4 | |
Ulster Liberal | Robert Huston | 1,074 | 13.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,114 | 37.9 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,741 | 54.0 | −9.6 | ||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Kennedy | 5,126 | 71.8 | +7.3 | |
NI Labour | Jack Barkley | 2,012 | 28.2 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 3,114 | 43.6 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,138 | 50.2 | −13.2 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Kennedy | 6,320 | 77.0 | +5.2 | |
NI Labour | Jack Barkley | 1,134 | 13.8 | −14.4 | |
People's Democracy | Edward Wiegleb | 752 | 9.8 | New | |
Majority | 5,186 | 63.2 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,206 | 60.6 | +10.4 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast