Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Belfast Bloomfield Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency |
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| Belfast Bloomfield shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1972 |
| Election Method: | First past the post |
Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
Belfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Bloomfield was created by the division of Belfast East into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.[1]
[edit] Politics
The constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast. It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1929 - 1950: Herbert Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1950 - 1961: Daniel Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1961 - 1972: Walter Scott, Ulster Unionist Party
[edit] Election results
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At the 1929 and 1933 general elections, Herbert Dixon was elected unopposed.[2]
| General Election 1938: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Dixon | 9,446 | 70.3 | N/A | |
| Progressive Unionist | P. Moody | 3,988 | 29.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,458 | 40.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 68.0 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1945: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Dixon | 9,995 | 63.3 | -7.0 | |
| Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 5,802 | 36.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,193 | 26.6 | -14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 73.8 | +5.8 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1949: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Dixon | 14,058 | 87.5 | +12.2 | |
| Labour (NI) | Tom Boyd | 1,386 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 623 | 3.9 | -32.8 | |
| Majority | 12,672 | 78.9 | +52.7 | ||
| Turnout | 76.0 | +2.2 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Belfast Bloomfield by-election, 1950[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Daniel Dixon | 7,609 | 77.3 | -10.2 | |
| Labour (NI) | R. S. Thompson | 2,232 | 22.7 8.6 | +14.1 | |
| Majority | 5,377 | 54.6 | -26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 44.7 | -31.3 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1953: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Daniel Dixon | 9,004 | 88.2 | +0.7 | |
| Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 1,207 | 11.8 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | 7,797 | 76.4 | -2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46.4 | +29.6 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1958: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Daniel Dixon | 7,124 | 52.3 | -35.9 | |
| Labour (NI) | E. Bell | 4,010 | 29.4 | N/A | |
| Independent Unionist | E. Courtney | 2,492 | 18.3 | -11.1 | |
| Majority | 3,114 | 22.9 | -53.5 | ||
| Turnout | 63.4 | +17.0 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Belfast Bloomfield by-election, 1961[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Walter Scott | 6,212 | 61.5 | +9.2 | |
| Labour (NI) | R. M. Bingham | 3,885 | 38.5 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 2,237 | 23.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45.9 | -17.5 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1962: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Walter Scott | 7,921 | 56.7 | +4.4 | |
| Labour (NI) | R. M. Bingham | 6,053 | 43.3 | +13.9 | |
| Majority | 1,868 | 13.4 | -9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 62.8 | -0.6 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1965: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Walter Scott | 7,755 | 63.5 | +6.8 | |
| Labour (NI) | R. Caldwell | 4,154 | 34.0 | -9.3 | |
| Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 308 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,601 | 29.5 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 55.7 | -5.1 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1969: Belfast Bloomfield[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Walter Scott | 9,084 | 61.2 | -2.3 | |
| Protestant Unionist | W. Spence | 3,568 | 24.0 | N/A | |
| Labour (NI) | R. Caldwell | 2,196 | 14.8 | -19.2 | |
| Majority | 5,516 | 37.2 | +7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 70.2 | +14.5 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast
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