Belfast Ballynafeigh Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency |
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Belfast Ballynafeigh shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
Created: | 1929 |
Abolished: | 1973 |
Election Method: | First past the post |
Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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Belfast Ballynafeigh 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 Ballynafeigh was created by the division of Belfast South into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[1]
In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. It was consistently won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although independent Unionst and labour candidates also stood.[1]
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1929 | Thomas Moles | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1933 | ||||
1937 | Frederick Thompson | |||
1945 | ||||
1949 | Ivan Neill | |||
1950 | ||||
1953 | ||||
1958 | ||||
1962 | ||||
1965 | ||||
1969 | ||||
1973 | Constituency abolished |
Northern Ireland 1921–72 |
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General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Moles | 5,152 | 59.4 | N/A | |
Independent Unionist | William Kennedy Gibson | 3,525 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,627 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
Ulster Unionist gain from new seat | Swing | N/A |
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Moles | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
By-election 02 April 1937: Belfast Ballynafeigh | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Frederick Thompson | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Frederick Thompson | 7,221 | 70.4 | N/A | |
Independent | W. McMillan | 3,037 | 29.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,184 | 40.8 | N/A | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Frederick Thompson | 5,775 | 48.5 | ||
Commonwealth Labour | William Kennedy | 3,715 | 31.2 | N/A | |
Labour (NI) | J. R. Baine | 2,424 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 21,069 | 45.78 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | 5,495 | 67.2 | N/A | |
Independent Unionist | V. S. McVea | 2,682 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,813 | 34.4 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | 5,273 | 61.4 | ||
Independent Unionist | V. S. McVea | 3,320 | 38.6 | ||
Majority | 1,953 | 22.8 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | 5,474 | 57.8 | ||
Labour (NI) | F. D. Hazard | 2,736 | 28.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Judith Rosenfield | 1,255 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,738 | 28.9 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | 5,010 | 65.6 | ||
Labour (NI) | J. E. Holmes | 2,624 | 34.4 | ||
Majority | 2,386 | 31.2 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Neill | 6,523 | 70.9 | ||
Labour (NI) | J. E. Holmes | 2,675 | 29.1 | ||
Majority | 3,848 | 41.8 | |||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
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