Belfast Woodvale (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 Woodvale was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Woodvale 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 Woodvale 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]

Politics

The seat was strongly Unionist, but there was a strong local labour movement, and for much of its history, the seat was held by the Northern Ireland Labour Party or independent Unionists.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 1950: John William Nixon, Independent Unionist
*1950 - 1955: Robert Harcourt, Ulster Unionist Party
*1955 - 1958: Neville Martin, Ulster Unionist Party
*1958 - 1965: Billy Boyd, Northern Ireland Labour Party
*1965 - 1972: John McQuade, Ulster Unionist Party (1965 - 70); Independent Unionist (1970 - 71); Democratic Unionist Party (1971 - 72)

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = John William Nixon
votes = 9,904
percentage = 58.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = W. Beattie
votes = 6,465
percentage = 41.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,629
percentage = 16.8
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.2
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent Unionist
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = John William Nixon
votes = 8,709
percentage = 56.6
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = A. Dalzell
votes = 6,676
percentage = 43.4
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 2,033
percentage = 13.2
change = -13.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.4
change = +0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent Unionist
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = John William Nixon
votes = 9,335
percentage = 59.0
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = J. W. Dickson
votes = 6,479
percentage = 41.0
change = -2.4Election box majority
votes = 2,856
percentage = 18.0
change = +4.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.5
change = +3.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent Unionist
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = John William Nixon
votes = 9,274
percentage = 66.4
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = S. L. Megraw
votes = 4,686
percentage = 33.6
change = -7.4Election box majority
votes = 4,588
percentage = 32.8
change = +14.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.3
change = -10.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent Unionist
swing =

:At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, John William Nixon was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Robert Harcourt
votes = 3,939
percentage = 33.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = R. Hill
votes = 3,529
percentage = 29.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = C. Hull
votes = 2,893
percentage = 29.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = D. H. Walker
votes = 1,533
percentage = 12.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 410
percentage = 3.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 57.9
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Independent Unionist
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Robert Harcourt
votes = 6,085
percentage = 40.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = J. B. Docherty
votes = 5,786
percentage = 38.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 3,286
percentage = 21.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 299
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.3
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Independent Unionist
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Neville Martin
votes = 5,609
percentage = 52.0
change = +11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 5,173
percentage = 48.0
change = +26.3Election box majority
votes = 436
percentage = 4.0
change = +2.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 50.0
change = -19.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 7,529
percentage = 50.3
change = +28.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Neville Martin
votes = 7,449
percentage = 49.7
change = +9.6Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 0.6
change = -1.3Election box turnout
votes = 71.8
percentage = +1.0
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 8,389
percentage = 57.4
change = +7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = J. F. Kerr
votes = 6,232
percentage = 42.6
change = -7.1Election box majority
votes = 2,157
percentage = 14.8
change = +14.2Election box turnout
votes = 71.9
percentage = +0.1
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John McQuade
votes = 6,791
percentage = 57.3
change = +14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 5,067
percentage = 42.7
change = -14.7Election box majority
votes = 1,724
percentage = 14.6
change = -0.2Election box turnout
votes = 57.3
percentage = -14.6
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John McQuade
votes = 7,209
percentage = 50.7
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 3,878
percentage = 26.9
change = -15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = R. L. Bell
votes = 3,231
percentage = 22.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,331
percentage = 23.8
change = +9.2Election box turnout
votes = 71.6
percentage = +14.3
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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