Belfast North (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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- For other constituencies of the same name, see Belfast North.
| Belfast North Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| Election Method: | Single transferable vote |
Belfast North was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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[edit] Boundaries
Belfast North contained the Clifton, Duncairn and Shankill wards of the County Borough of Belfast. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Belfast Clifton, Belfast Duncairn, Belfast Oldpark and Belfast Shankill constituencies.[1]
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Belfast North was a predominantly Unionist area with considerable pockets of labour strength. It returned four Unionists in 1921, but in 1925, it returned only two official Unionists, plus one independent Unionist and a Labour member.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
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| MPs (1921) |
Lloyd Campbell (Ulster Unionist Party) |
Samuel McGuffin (Ulster Unionist Party) |
William Grant (Ulster Unionist Party) |
Robert McKeown (Ulster Unionist Party) |
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| MPs (1929) |
Tommy Henderson (Independent Unionist) |
Sam Kyle (Northern Ireland Labour Party) |
Lloyd Campbell (Ulster Unionist Party) |
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[edit] Election Results
| 1921 General Election: Belfast North (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | Lloyd Campbell | 12,875 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel McGuffin | 11,596 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | William Grant | 6,148 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert McKeown | 3,562 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Sinn Féin | M. Carolan | 3,235 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary | F. P. Harkin | 1,509 | ||||
| Independent | J. B. Wallace | 926 | ||||
| Turnout | 92.3 | N/A | ||||
- Electors: 43,164 Quota: 5,813
| 1925 General Election: Belfast North (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent Unionist | Tommy Henderson | 10,306 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | William Grant | 6,610 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Labour (NI) | Sam Kyle | 5,915 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Lloyd Campbell | 5,421 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Independent Unionist | John William Nixon | 4,068 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | H. T. Whitaker | 1,276 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.1 | -21.2 | ||||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
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