Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Ballynafeigh
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Belfast=yes
Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1973
EM = First past the post

Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Ballynafeigh was a borough constituency comprising part of southern 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 Ballynafeigh was created by the division of Belfast South into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973. [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972] , Northern Ireland Elections]

Politics

In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. It was consistently won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although independent Unionst and labour candidates also stood.

Members of Parliament

Election results

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title=General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Ballynafeigh [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast] ] Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Thomas Moles
votes = 5,152
percentage = 59.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = W. K. Gibson
votes = 3,525
percentage = 40.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,627
percentage = 18.8
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

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title=General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Thomas Moles
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"
* "Death of Moles"Election box begin
title=By-election 02 April 1937: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Frederick Thompson
votes = unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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title=General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Frederick Thompson
votes = 7,221
percentage = 70.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = W. McMillan
votes = 3,037
percentage = 29.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,184
percentage = 40.8
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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title=General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Frederick Thompson
votes = 5,775
percentage = 48.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Commonwealth Labour Party
candidate = William Kennedy
votes = 3,715
percentage = 31.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. R. Baine
votes = 2,424
percentage = 20.3
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 21,069
percentage = 45.78
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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title=General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = 5,495
percentage = 67.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = V. S. McVea
votes = 2,682
percentage = 32.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,813
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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title=General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = 5,273
percentage = 61.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = V. S. McVea
votes = 3,320
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,953
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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title=General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = 5,474
percentage = 57.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = F. D. Hazard
votes = 2,736
percentage = 28.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Liberal Party
candidate = J. B. Rosenfield
votes = 1,255
percentage = 13.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,738
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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title=General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = 5,010
percentage = 65.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. E. Holmes
votes = 2,624
percentage = 34.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 2,386
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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title=General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast BallynafeighElection box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Ivan Neill
votes = 6,523
percentage = 70.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. E. Holmes
votes = 2,675
percentage = 29.1
change =Election box majority
votes = 3,848
percentage = 41.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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