Belfast South (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast South


Type = Borough
Start = 1921
End = 1929
EM = 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. [ [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries] ]

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

*Electors: 40,566 Quota: 7,261Irish Election box begin
title=1921 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats)Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Thomas Moles
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 17,248
percentage = 42.5
seat = 1
count = 1 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Hugh Pollock
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 6,334
percentage = 15.6
seat = 2
count = 2 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Crawford McCullagh
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 5,068
percentage = 12.5
seat = 3
count = 2 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = D. Barnes
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 2,719
percentage = 6.7
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Julia McMordie
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 2,372
percentage = 5.9
seat = 4
count = 4 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = B. McCoy
party = Irish Parliamentary Party
votes = 1,688
percentage = 4.2
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = James Baird
party = Belfast Labour Party
votes = 875
percentage = 2.2
seat =
count = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 89.5
change = "N/A"

*Electors: 43,164 Quota: 5,813Irish Election box begin
title=1925 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats)Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Philip James Woods
party = Independent Unionist
votes = 8,814
percentage = 20.4
seat = 1
count = 1 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Thomas Moles
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 7,756
percentage = 18.0
seat = 2
count = 1 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Hugh Pollock
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 4,291
percentage = 9.9
seat = 3
count = 3 Irish Election box candidate|
candidate = William Magill
party = Town Tenants Association
votes = 3,320
percentage = 7.7
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Arthur Black
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 3,176
percentage = 7.4
seat = 4
count = 4 Irish Election box candidate with party link|
candidate = Crawford McCullagh
party = Ulster Unionist Party
votes = 1,707
percentage = 4.0
seat =
count = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.3
change = -22.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Anthony Babington
votes = 18,857
percentage = 41.6
change = 68.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = G. M. Donaldson
votes = 8,856
percentage = 55.3
change = 32.0Election box majority
votes = 10,001
percentage = 36.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 27,713
percentage = 64.2
change = -3.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

References

External links

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