Belfast South (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°34′37″N 5°55′23″W / 54.577°N 5.923°W

Belfast South
Former Borough constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Belfast South shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
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.

Boundaries

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]

Politics

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.

Election results

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24 May 1921 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats)
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3
UUP Thomas Moles 42.5 17,248    
UUP Hugh Pollock 15.6 6,334 11,866  
UUP Crawford McCullagh 12.5 5,068 7,679  
UUP Julia McMordie 5.9 2,372 4,197 8,784
Sinn Féin D. Barnes 6.7 2,719 2,720 2,721
Nationalist B. McCoy 4.2 1,688 1,690 1,693
Belfast Labour James Baird 2.2 875 891 905
Electorate: 40,566   Valid: 36,304   Quota: 7,261   Turnout: 89.5%
1925 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats)
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Independent Unionist Philip James Woods 20.5 8,814        
UUP Thomas Moles 18.0 7,756        
UUP Hugh Pollock 9.9 4,291 4,816 5,961    
UUP Arthur Black 7.4 3,176 3,440 3,821 3,892 5,710
Town Tenants Association William Magill 7.7 3,320 5,382 5,436 5,442 5,573
UUP Crawford McCullagh 4.0 1,707 1,857 2,220 2,291 eliminated
Electorate: 43,164   Valid: 29,064   Quota: 5,813   Turnout: 67.3%

Woods declined the seat, having also been elected for Belfast West.

Belfast South by-election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Anthony Babington 18,857 41.6 68.0
NI Labour G. M. Donaldson 8,856 55.3 32.0
Majority 10,001 36.1
Turnout 27,713 64.2 -3.1
UUP hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

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