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Belfast Duncairn
Former Borough constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Belfast Duncairn 1929-1969
Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1929
Abolished1973
Election methodFirst 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.[1]

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.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
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

At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, William Grant was elected unopposed.[2]
General Election 1933: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1938: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1945: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1949: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1949[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.[2]
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Fitzsimmons was elected unopposed.[2]
General Election 1962: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1965: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1969: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

References

  1. 1 2 The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
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