Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Belfast Duncairn | |
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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 Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Duncairn was created by the division of Belfast North 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 North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1929 | William Grant | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1949(b) | George Boyle Hanna | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1956(b) | William Fitzsimmons | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1973 | Constituency abolished |
Election results
(1921–72) |
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- At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, William Grant was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Grant | 6,626 | 60.7 | N/A | |
Ind. Unionist | Robert Hill | 4,294 | 39.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,332 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,920 | 70.2 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Grant | 7,151 | 54.1 | −6.6 | |
Ind. Unionist | Cecil Mitchell Lowe | 3,956 | 29.9 | New | |
Ind. Unionist Party | Robert Hill | 2,111 | 16.0 | −23.3 | |
Majority | 3,195 | 24.2 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,218 | 75.8 | +5.6 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Grant | 7,034 | 54.5 | +0.4 | |
NI Labour | James Morrow | 5,875 | 45.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,159 | 9.0 | −15.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,909 | 75.2 | −0.6 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Grant | 10,979 | 83.1 | +28.6 | |
NI Labour | James Morrow | 2,230 | 16.9 | −28.6 | |
Majority | 8,749 | 66.2 | +57.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,209 | 77.6 | +2.4 | ||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | George Boyle Hanna | 7,590 | 73.9 | −9.2 | |
NI Labour | James Morrow | 2,686 | 26.1 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 4,904 | 47.8 | −18.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,276 | 54.7 | − 12.9 | ||
UUP hold | Swing |
- At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 4,779 | 68.3 | N/A | |
NI Labour | John William McDowell | 2,218 | 31.7 | New | |
Majority | 2,561 | 36.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,997 | 34.4 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
- At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Fitzsimmons was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 6,943 | 58.5 | N/A | |
NI Labour | John William McDowell | 4,850 | 40.9 | New | |
World Socialist Party | Richard Montague | 66 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,093 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,859 | 60.6 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 6,200 | 64.6 | +6.1 | |
NI Labour | John William McDowell | 3,404 | 35.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 2,796 | 29.2 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,604 | 49.3 | −11.3 | ||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 7,435 | 63.2 | −1.4 | |
Ind. Unionist | Norman Porter | 4,321 | 36.8 | New | |
Majority | 3,114 | 26.4 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 11,756 | 63.8 | +14.5 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2008.