Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Belfast Willowfield | |
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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 Willowfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
Belfast Willowfield 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 Willowfield 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. The seat was generally held by Unionist candidates, although labour movement candidates often performed well and sometimes took the seat.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1929 | Arthur Black | Ulster Unionist | |
1941(b) | Harry Midgley | Northern Ireland Labour Party | |
1941 | Commonwealth Labour Party | ||
1947 | Ulster Unionist | ||
1958 | William Hinds | Ulster Unionist | |
1969 | Tom Caldwell | Independent Unionist | |
1973 | constituency abolished |
Election results
(1921–72) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Arthur Black | 4,691 | 53.9 | ||
Town Tenants' Association | Alexander McConnell | 4,015 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 676 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,706 | 69.4 | |||
UUP win (new seat) |
- At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Arthur Black was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Arthur Black | 7,615 | 65.1 | N/A | |
Ulster Protestant League | Arthur Cleland | 4,086 | 34.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,530 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,701 | 74.1 | N/A | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NI Labour | Harry Midgley | 7,209 | 74.8 | New | |
UUP | Fred Lavery | 2,435 | 25.2 | −39.9 | |
Majority | 4,774 | 49.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,644 | 60.0 | N/A | ||
NI Labour gain from UUP | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Commonwealth Labour | Harry Midgley | 7,072 | 55.9 | New | |
UUP | George Irvine Finlay | 4,488 | 35.5 | −29.6 | |
NI Labour | Robert McBrinn | 1,082 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,584 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,560 | 75.1 | +1.0 | ||
Commonwealth Labour gain from UUP | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Harry Midgley | 11,304 | 87.5 | +52.0 | |
NI Labour | William Leeburn | 1,611 | 12.5 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 9,693 | 75.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,915 | 77.3 | +2.2 | ||
UUP gain from Commonwealth Labour | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Harry Midgley | 6,539 | 68.8 | −18.7 | |
NI Labour | Norman Searight | 2,966 | 31.2 | +18.7 | |
Majority | 3,573 | 37.6 | −37.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,505 | 59.5 | −17.8 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Hinds | 4,017 | 41.6 | −27.2 | |
NI Labour | Norman Searight | 2,847 | 29.5 | −1.7 | |
Ind. Unionist | Alfred Walker Shaw | 2,785 | 28.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,170 | 12.1 | −25.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,649 | 66.6 | +7.1 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Hinds | 4,931 | 58.5 | +16.9 | |
NI Labour | Norman Searight | 3,497 | 41.5 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 1,434 | 17.0 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 8,428 | 62.0 | −4.6 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | William Hinds | 4,918 | 64.9 | +6.4 | |
NI Labour | Martin McBirney | 2,654 | 35.1 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 2,264 | 29.8 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,572 | 57.1 | −4.9 | ||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Unionist | Tom Caldwell | 4,613 | 54.3 | New | |
UUP | William Hinds | 2,134 | 25.1 | −39.8 | |
NI Labour | Billy Boyd | 1,747 | 20.6 | −14.5 | |
Majority | 2,479 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,494 | 68.4 | +11.3 | ||
Ind. Unionist gain from UUP | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast