Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Belfast Duncairn Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency


Belfast Duncairn shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1973
Election Method:	First past the post

Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

1 Boundaries
2 Politics
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 References

[edit] 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 Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.^[1]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Members of Parliament

1929 - 49: William Grant, Ulster Unionist Party
1949 - 56: George Boyle Hanna, Ulster Unionist Party
1949 - 73: William Fitzsimmons, Ulster Unionist Party

[edit] Election results

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At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, 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
	Independent Unionist	R. Hill	4,294	39.3	N/A
Majority			2,332	21.4	N/A
Turnout				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
	Independent Unionist	C. M. Lowe	3,956	29.9	N/A
	Ind. Unionist Association	R. Hill	2,111	16.0	N/A
Majority			3,195	24.2	+ 2.8
Turnout				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
	Labour (NI)	James Morrow	5,875	45.5	N/A
Majority			1,159	9.0	- 15.2
Turnout				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
	Labour (NI)	James Morrow	2,230	16.9	- 28.6
Majority			8,749	66.2	+ 57.2
Turnout				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
	Labour (NI)	James Morrow	2,686	26.1	+ 9.2
Majority			4,904	47.8	- 18.4
Turnout				54.7	- 12.9
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, 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
	Labour (NI)	John William McDowell	2,218	31.7	N/A
Majority			2,561	36.6	N/A
Turnout				34.4	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1958, 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
	Labour (NI)	John William McDowell	4,850	40.9	N/A
	World Socialist Party	R. Montague	66	0.6	N/A
Majority			2,093	17.6	N/A
Turnout				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
	Labour (NI)	John William McDowell	3,404	35.4	- 5.5
Majority			2,796	29.2	+ 11.6
Turnout				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
	Independent Unionist	Norman Porter	4,321	36.8	N/A
Majority			3,114	26.4	- 2.8
Turnout				63.8	+ 14.5
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[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 ^l Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast

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