Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°36′50″N 5°55′59″W / 54.614°N 5.933°W

Belfast Duncairn
Former Borough constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Former constituency
Created 1929
Abolished 1973
Election method First past the post

Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Duncairn was created by the division of Belfast North 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]

Politics

In common with other seats in North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it.[1]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1929 William Grant Ulster Unionist Party
1949(b) George Boyle Hanna Ulster Unionist Party
1956(b) William Fitzsimmons Ulster Unionist Party
1973 Constituency abolished

Election results

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At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, William Grant was elected unopposed.[2]
General Election 1933: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Grant 6,626 60.7 N/A
Independent Unionist Robert Hill 4,294 39.3 N/A
Majority 2,332 21.4 N/A
Turnout 70.2 N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1938: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Grant 7,151 54.1 - 6.6
Independent Unionist Cecil Mitchell Lowe 3,956 29.9 N/A
Ind. Unionist Association Robert Hill 2,111 16.0 N/A
Majority 3,195 24.2 + 2.8
Turnout 75.8 + 5.6
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1945: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Grant 7,034 54.5 + 0.4
NI Labour James Morrow 5,875 45.5 N/A
Majority 1,159 9.0 - 15.2
Turnout 75.2 - 0.6
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1949: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Grant 10,979 83.1 + 28.6
NI Labour James Morrow 2,230 16.9 - 28.6
Majority 8,749 66.2 + 57.2
Turnout 77.6 + 2.4
UUP hold Swing
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1949[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP George Boyle Hanna 7,590 73.9 - 9.2
NI Labour James Morrow 2,686 26.1 + 9.2
Majority 4,904 47.8 - 18.4
Turnout 54.7 - 12.9
UUP hold Swing
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.[2]
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Fitzsimmons 4,779 68.3 N/A
NI Labour John William McDowell 2,218 31.7 N/A
Majority 2,561 36.6 N/A
Turnout 34.4 N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1958, William Fitzsimmons was elected unopposed.[2]
General Election 1962: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Fitzsimmons 6,943 58.5 N/A
NI Labour John William McDowell 4,850 40.9 N/A
World Socialist Party Richard Montague 66 0.6 N/A
Majority 2,093 17.6 N/A
Turnout 60.6 N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1965: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Fitzsimmons 6,200 64.6 + 6.1
NI Labour John William McDowell 3,404 35.4 - 5.5
Majority 2,796 29.2 + 11.6
Turnout 49.3 - 11.3
UUP hold Swing
General Election 1969: Belfast Duncairn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Fitzsimmons 7,435 63.2 - 1.4
Independent Unionist Norman Porter 4,321 36.8 N/A
Majority 3,114 26.4 - 2.8
Turnout 63.8 + 14.5
UUP hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast