Belfast East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Belfast East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Belfast East, was a former potential Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency. It was a Dáil constituency from 1921 to 1922.

Representation

The constituency was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return four Teachtaí Dála (known in English as Deputies) in 1921 to serve in the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. None took their seat in the Dáil.

The First Dáil, passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view.
* 1. That the Parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
* 2. That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of Allegiance.
* 3. That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.

Sinn Féin used the elections in 1921 to elect the Dáil. The Second Dáil first met on 16 August 1921. It last met on 8 June 1922.

From the Third Dáil onwards the Dáil represented only the twenty-six counties which formed the Irish Free State.

Belfast East is also a United Kingdom Parliament constituency. It has been represented by one member from 1922. The constituency sent four MPs to the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921-1929.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

Belfast East was a borough constituency comprising part of the county borough of Belfast. It included Dock, Pottinger and Victoria wards.

Between 1918-1921 the area was divided into two single-member constituencies, Belfast Pottinger and Belfast Victoria.

Politics of the constituency

Even in a proportional representation election the Unionists won all four seats. The Nationalists and Sinn Féin combined could not accumulate a quota of more than one-fifth of the votes.

MPs

"Key to parties: Ind Lab Independent Labour, N Nationalist, SF Sinn Féin, U Ulster Unionist."

Elections

"In 1921 parliamentary representatives of the constituency were elected using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation."
*1921 (24 May) general election (4 seats)
* 40,198 electors; 35,907 voted; turnout 89.3%; quota 7,182
* "First count"
* Sir R.D. Bates (U) 10,026 (elected)
* H. Dixon (U) 8,849 (elected)
* T. Donald (U) 6,856
* J.A. Duff (U) 3,585
* A. Savage (SF) 3,573
* T.J. Campbell (N) 2,373
* H.C. Midgley (Ind Lab) 645
* "Second count (distribution of Bates' surplus)"
* Sir R.D. Bates (U) (-2,844) 7,182 (elected)
* H. Dixon (U) (..) 8,849 (elected)
* T. Donald (U) (+2,406) 9,262 (elected)
* J.A. Duff (U) (+371) 3,956
* A. Savage (SF) (+2) 3,575
* T.J. Campbell (N) (+62) 2,435
* H.C. Midgley (Ind Lab) (+3) 648
* "Third count (distribution of Donalds' surplus)"
* Sir R.D. Bates (U) (..) 7,182 (elected)
* H. Dixon (U) (..) 8,849 (elected)
* T. Donald (U) (-2,080) 7,182 (elected)
* J.A. Duff (U) (+2,071) 6,027
* A. Savage (SF) (+1) 3,576
* T.J. Campbell (N) (+4) 2,439
* H.C. Midgley (Ind Lab) (+4) 652
* "Fourth count (distribution of Dixon's surplus)"
* Sir R.D. Bates (U) (..) 7,182 (elected)
* H. Dixon (U) (-1,667) 7,182 (elected)
* T. Donald (U) (..) 7,182 (elected)
* J.A. Duff (U) (+1,635) 7,662 (elected)
* A. Savage (SF) (+1) 3,577
* T.J. Campbell (N) (+25) 2,464
* H.C. Midgley (Ind Lab) (+6) 658

References

*"Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972", compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)

External links

* http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
* http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
* http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/stormont.html

ee also

* Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)
* Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies)
* List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
* Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)


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