Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Queen's University of Belfast
Parliament of Northern Ireland
University constituency
Queen's University of Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Created: 1921
Abolished: 1969
Election Method: Single transferable vote

Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation. In 1969 the constituency was abolished under reforms carried out by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency was not a physical area but was rather elected by the graduates of the Queen's University of Belfast.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
MPs
(1921)
John Campbell Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone Ulster Unionist Hugh Morrison Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1929)
Robert Corkey Ulster Unionist Robert McNeill Independent Unionist
MPs
(1935)
Arthur Brownlow Mitchell Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1938)
John MacDermott Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1938)
Howard Stevenson Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1942)
William Lyle Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1943)
John W. Renshaw Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1944)
Herbert Quin Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1945)
Frederick McSorley Independent Irene Calvert Independent
MPs
1948
Samuel Irwin Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1949}
Eileen M. Hickey Independent William Lyle Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1949)
Frederick Lloyd-Dodd Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1953)
Elizabeth Maconachie Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1958)
Charles Stewart Independent
MPs
(1961)
Sheelagh Murnaghan Liberal
MPs
(1962)
Harold McClure Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1966)
Robert Porter Ulster Unionist

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

1921 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist John Campbell 835 43.4 1 1
Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 368 19.1 3 2
Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 279 14.5 2 2
Ulster Unionist Hugh Morrison 243 12.6 4 3
Sinn Féin Sean Dolan 201 10.4 3
Turnout 1,926 76.2 N/A
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1925, John Campbell, Robert James Johnstone, Hugh Morrison and John Hanna Robb were elected unopposed.
1929 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 528 24.9 1 1
Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 510 24.0 2 1
Independent Unionist Robert McNeill 441 20.8 3 1
Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 340 16.0 4 3
Ulster Unionist Arthur Brownlow Mitchell 302 14.2 3
Turnout 2,121 63.8 N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

1933 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 695 29.5 1 1
Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 512 21.7 2 1
Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 451 19.1 3 2
Independent Unionist Robert McNeill 368 15.6 4 2
Independent Frederick McSorley 331 14.0 2
Turnout 2,357 62.0 - 1.8
At the Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1935, Arthur Brownlow Mitchell was elected unopposed.
1938 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 608 24.8 1 1
Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 600 24.5 2 1
Ulster Unionist Arthur Brownlow Mitchell 369 14.7 3 5
Independent Frederick McSorley 359 5
Independent Unionist S. Sims 259 10.6 3
Ulster Unionist John MacDermott 253 10.3 4 5
Turnout 2,448 61.1 - 0.9
At the Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1938, Howard Stevenson was elected unopposed.

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

At the Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1942, William Lyle was elected unopposed.
At the Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1943, John W. Renshaw was elected unopposed.
Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1944
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Herbert Quin 1,178 53.6 N/A
Independent Irene Calvert 1,020 46.4 N/A
Majority 158 71.9 N/A
Turnout 2,198 46.7 - 14.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
1945 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Independent Frederick McSorley 649 21.6 1 1
Ulster Unionist Howard Stevenson 580 19.3 2 1
Independent Irene Calvert 570 18.9 3 1
Ulster Unionist Herbert Quin 535 17.8 4 3
Ulster Unionist E. B. Wallace 286 9.5 3
Ulster Unionist William Lyle 279 9.3 3
Independent Unionist S. Sims 109 3.6 2
Turnout 3,008 59.1 - 2.0
Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 2,735 70.8 N/A
Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,126 29.2 N/A
Majority 1,609 41.7 N/A
Turnout 3,861 57.4 - 1.7
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
1949 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,662 31.7 1 1
Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,073 20.5 2 1
Independent Irene Calvert 955 18.2 3 3
Ulster Unionist E. B. Wallace 620 11.8 3
Ulster Unionist William Lyle 588 11.2 4 3
Ulster Unionist Howard Stevenson 339 6.5 2
Turnout 5,237 75.0 + 15.9
Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 2,100 54.0 N/A
Independent Unionist N. S. Dickson 1,312 33.7 N/A
Independent E. Reid 479 12.3 N/A
Majority 749 19.2 N/A
Turnout 3,891 54.2 - 20.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

1953 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,840 32.9 1 1
Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,206 21.6 2 1
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 940 16.8 4 2
Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 706 12.6 3 2
Independent R. Appleton 539 9.6 2
Labour (NI) S. Napier 297 5.3 2
Turnout 5,586 63.7 - 11.3
1958 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,640 28.3 1 1
Independent Charles Stewart 1,218 21.0 2 1
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 1,131 19.5 3 2
Liberal Albert McElroy 759 13.1 4
Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 706 12.2 4 4
Labour (NI) S. J. Watt 345 5.9 2
Turnout 5,799 52.9 - 10.8

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 2,622 52.5 N/A
Ulster Unionist S. Rodgers 2,370 47.5 N/A
Majority 252 5.0 N/A
Turnout 4,992 45.1 - 7.8
Liberal gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A
1962 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist Harold McClure 2,040 30.0 1 1
Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 1,698 24.9 2 1
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 1,252 18.4 3 2
Independent Charles Stewart 1,220 17.9 4 3
Ulster Unionist H. R. Brown 597 8.8 3
Turnout 6,807 53.8 + 0.9
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1965, Harold McClure, Elizabeth Maconachie, Sheelagh Murnaghan and Charles Stewart were elected unopposed.
Queen's University of Belfast by-election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Robert Porter 3,717 55.6 N/A
Liberal Albert McElroy 2,968 44.4 N/A
Majority 749 11.2 N/A
Turnout 6,685 48.7 N/A
Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Swing N/A

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