Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

Belfast Victoria was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Victoria was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Victoria was created by the division of Belfast East 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]

The seat contained the Eastern parts of the former Victoria ward. [ [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries ] ] It covered an area equivalent to the current wards of Sydenham, Belmont and Ballyhackamore together with parts of the Island and Stormont wards.

Politics

The seat was held in the early years by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, however there was always strong support for labour movement candidates, with David Bleakley holding the seat for 7 years.

Members of Parliament

:^†Bradford was elected in 1969 as an "O'Neill Unionist" supporting the reform proposals of the then Prime Minister.

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Dawson Bates
votes = 6,046
percentage = 61.0
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Local Option
candidate = J. Price
votes = 3,858
percentage = 39.0
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 2,180
percentage = 22.0
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 14,251
percentage = 69.5
change = N/AElection box gain from new with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Dawson Bates
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change = N/AElection box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Dawson Bates
votes = 8,309
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
candidate = J. McMaster
votes =3,434
percentage =24.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 2,268
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,875
percentage = 34.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 17,921
percentage = 78.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Robert Alexander
votes = 7,618
percentage = 54.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = G. Matthews
votes = 4,342
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Commonwealth Labour Party
candidate = N. Black
votes = 2,133
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,276
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 18,525
percentage = 76.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Robert Alexander
votes = 11,330
percentage = 82.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = David Bleakley
votes = 2,423
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,907
percentage = 64.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 18,404
percentage = 74.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Bill Henderson
votes = 7,198
percentage = 56.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = David Bleakley
votes = 5,536
percentage = 43.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,662
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 20,041
percentage = 63.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = David Bleakley
votes = 7,487
percentage = 50.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Bill Henderson
votes = 7,340
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 147
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 19,652
percentage = 75.4
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = David Bleakley
votes = 7,882
percentage = 54.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = L. Stewart
votes = 6,668
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,214
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 20,053
percentage = 72.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Roy Bradford
votes = 6,892
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = David Bleakley
votes = 6,469
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 423
percentage = 3.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 20,370
percentage = 65.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Roy Bradford
votes = 9,249
percentage = 62.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. Coulthard
votes = 2,972
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Protestant Unionist Party
candidate = Ronald Bunting
votes = 2,489
percentage = 16.
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,277
percentage = 42.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 19,504
percentage = 75.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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