Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

Belfast Falls was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Falls was a borough constituency comprising part of western 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 Falls was created by the division of Belfast West into four new constituencies. It was formed from the Falls Ward and included the Falls Road. 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

The constituency was the most staunchly nationalist in Belfast. It was initially held by Nationalist Party members, then later by a variety of labour movement activists and members of smaller nationalist parties.

Members of Parliament

Election results

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title=General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Falls [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast] ] Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Richard Byrne
votes = 6,941
percentage = 55.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy McMullen
votes = 5,509
percentage = 44.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,432
percentage = 11.6
change = "N/A"Election box gain from new with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)

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title=General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Richard Byrne
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing = "N/A"

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title=General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Richard Byrne
votes = 5,334
percentage = 53.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = John Glass
votes = 4,667
percentage = 46.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 667
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing = "N/A"

* "Death of Byrne"

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title=By-election 02 April 1942: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Independent Republican (Ireland)
candidate = Eamon Donnelly
votes = 4,595
percentage = 54.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = George McGouran
votes = 1,971
percentage = 23.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = John Glass
votes = 1,821
percentage = 21.7
change = - 25.0Election box majority
votes = 2,623
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent Republican (Ireland)
loser = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing =

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title=General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = 5,016
percentage = 42.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Federation of Labour (Ireland)
candidate = John Collins
votes = 3,912
percentage = 33.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = James McGlade
votes = 2,766
percentage = 23.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,104
percentage = 9.4
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
loser = Fianna Fáil
swing =

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title=General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party =Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = "N/A"
percentage = "N/A"
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
swing =

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title=General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Labour Party
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = 7,510
percentage = 73.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Irish Labour
candidate = Seamus MacKearney
votes = 2,761
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Irish Labour Party
candidate = Jack Macgougan
votes = 1,361
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,749
percentage =46.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Republican Labour Party
loser = Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
swing=

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title=General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Labour Party
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = 7,510
percentage = 73.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Irish Labour
candidate = Seamus MacKearney
votes = 2,761
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box majority
votes =4,749
percentage =46.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Labour Party
swing =

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title=General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Labour Party
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = 7,662
percentage = 76.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Group
candidate = John Joseph Brennan
votes = 2,343
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,319
percentage = 53.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Labour Party
swing =

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title=General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Labour Party
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = "N/A"
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Labour Party
swing =

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title=General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast FallsElection box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Paddy Devlin
votes = 6,275
percentage = 53.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Labour Party
candidate = Harry Diamond
votes = 5,549
percentage = 46.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 726
percentage = 6.2
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser = Republican Labour Party
swing=

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