Belfast Windsor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Belfast Windsor Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency |
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| Belfast Windsor shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1973 |
| Election Method: | First past the post |
Belfast Windsor was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
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Belfast Windsor 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 Windsor was created by the division of Belfast South 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 south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. The seat was always held by official Unionist candidates, and the rare contests came only from other Unionists.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1929 - 1937: Hugh Pollock, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1937 - 1945: William Dowling, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1945 - 1956: Archibald Wilson, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1956 - 1973: Herbert Kirk, Ulster Unionist Party
[edit] Elections results
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| General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Windsor[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh Pollock | 8,067 | 73.7 | N/A | |
| Town Tenants' Association | William Magill | 2,886 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,181 | 47.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 67.0 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
At the General Election 30 November 1933, Hugh Pollock was elected unopposed. At the Belfast Windsor by-election, 1937, William Dowling was elected unopposed.[2]
| General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Windsor[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | William Dowling | 8,982 | 67.0 | N/A | |
| Progressive Unionist | R. H. Press | 4,429 | 33.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 70.9 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Windsor[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Archibald Wilson | 8,737 | 63.7 | -3.3 | |
| Commonwealth Labour | J. Kennedy | 4,985 | 36.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 67.0 | -3.9 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
At the 1949 and 1953 Northern Ireland general elections, Archibald Wilson was elected unopposed.[2]
At the Belfast Windsor by-election, 1956 and the 1958, 1962, 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Herbert Kirk was elected unopposed.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast
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