| Belfast South Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency |
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| Belfast South shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| Election Method: | Single transferable vote |
Belfast South 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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Belfast South contained the Cromac, Ormeau and Windsor wards of the County Borough of Belfast. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Belfast Ballynafeigh, Belfast Cromac, Belfast Willowfield and Belfast Windsor constituencies.[1]
Belfast South was a strongly Unionist area, returning four Unionists in 1921 and 3 Unionists and 1 Independent Unionist MP in 1925. Even following its abolition, Ballynafeigh, Cromac, and Windsor only ever elected Unionist MPs.
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| 1921 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Moles | 17,248 | 42.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh Pollock | 6,334 | 15.6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Crawford McCullagh | 5,068 | 12.5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | D. Barnes | 2,719 | 6.7 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Julia McMordie | 2,372 | 5.9 | 4 | 4 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | B. McCoy | 1,688 | 4.2 | |||
| Belfast Labour | James Baird | 875 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 89.5 | N/A | ||||
| 1925 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent Unionist | Philip James Woods | 8,814 | 20.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Moles | 7,756 | 18.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Hugh Pollock | 4,291 | 9.9 | 3 | 3 | |
| Town Tenants Association | William Magill | 3,320 | 7.7 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Arthur Black | 3,176 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Crawford McCullagh | 1,707 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 67.3 | -22.2 | ||||
| Belfast South by-election, 1925 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Anthony Babington | 18,857 | 41.6 | 68.0 | |
| Labour (NI) | G. M. Donaldson | 8,856 | 55.3 | 32.0 | |
| Majority | 10,001 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 27,713 | 64.2 | -3.1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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