Belfast St Anne's (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Woodvale


Belfast=yes
Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1972
EM = First past the post

Belfast St Anne's was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast St Anne's 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 St Anne's was created by the division of Belfast West 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 constituency contained areas between the current Lisburn Road and Falls Road and consisted of the former Saint George's ward and most of the former Saint Anne's ward - although unusually it did not include the eponymous Cathedral which was in Belfast Central.

The constituency is now part of Belfast South and Belfast West.

Politics

The constituency was solidly unionist and always elected Ulster Unionist Party Members of Parliament, but was usually contested by labour movement candidates who sometimes polled well.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 38: James Hanna McCormick, Ulster Unionist Party
*1938 - 69: John Warnock, Ulster Unionist Party
*1969 - 70: Norman Laird, Ulster Unionist Party
*1970 - 73: John Laird, Ulster Unionist Party

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = James Hanna McCormick
votes = 6,686
percentage = 47.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = Philip James Woods
votes = 5,273
percentage = 37.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Local Option
candidate = E. M. Clow
votes = 2,209
percentage = 15.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,413
percentage = 10.0
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.5
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = James Hanna McCormick
votes = 9,533
percentage = 71.6
change = +23.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. J. Donaldson
votes = 3,790
percentage = 28.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,743
percentage = 43.2
change = +33.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 59.3
change = -12.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 11,183
percentage = 68.4
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
candidate = J. D. Wallace
votes = 5,172
percentage = 31.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,011
percentage = 36.8
change = -7.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.7
change = +7.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 10,119
percentage = 56.9
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. Lowden
votes = 7,674
percentage = 43.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,445
percentage = 13.8
change = -23.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.7
change = 0.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 15,312
percentage = 76.1
change = +19.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. S. Thompson
votes = 4,811
percentage = 23.9
change = -19.2Election box majority
votes = 10,501
percentage = 52.2
change = +38.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.4
change = +8.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

:At the 1953 and 1958 general elections, John Warnock was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 10,119
percentage = 56.9
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = J. Lowden
votes = 7,674
percentage = 43.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,445
percentage = 13.8
change = -23.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.7
change = 0.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 8,940
percentage = 60.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = A. Holmes
votes = 5,807
percentage = 39.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,133
percentage = 21.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 64.8
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Warnock
votes = 7,316
percentage = 62.9
change = + 2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Blease
votes = 4,312
percentage = 37.1
change = - 2.3Election box majority
votes = 3,004
percentage = 25.8
change = + 4.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 53.3
change = -11.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Norman Laird
votes = 7,126
percentage = 53.0
change = - 9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = W. C. McKee
votes = 4,183
percentage = 31.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = J. D. Murphy
votes = 2,136
percentage = 15.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,943
percentage = 21.9
change = - 3.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.6
change = + 17.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Laird
votes = 8,204
percentage = 68.8
change = + 15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
candidate = G. M. Lavery
votes = 2,881
percentage = 24.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = W. Ritchie
votes = 836
percentage = 7.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,323
percentage = 44.6
change = + 22.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 59.0
change = - 11.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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