Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Cromac


Belfast=yes
Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1973
EM = First past the post

Belfast Cromac was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Cromac 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 Cromac 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 always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it. All but its last MP died in office.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 38: Anthony Babington, Ulster Unionist Party
*1938 - 53: Maynard Sinclair, Ulster Unionist Party
*1953 - 62: Joseph Morgan, Ulster Unionist Party
*1969 - 73: William Kennedy, Ulster Unionist Party

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Anthony Babington
votes = 6,680
percentage = 61.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = James Reid
votes = 4,246
percentage = 38.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,434
percentage = 22.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 64.6
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

:At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Anthony Babington was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Maynard Sinclair
votes = 7,869
percentage = 64.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
candidate = William John Stewart
votes = 4,337
percentage = 35.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,532
percentage = 29.0
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.4
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 = Maynard Sinclair
votes = 8,407
percentage = 67.1
change = + 2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = Betty Sinclair
votes = 4,130
percentage = 32.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,277
percentage = 34.2
change = + 5.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.6
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 = Maynard Sinclair
votes = 10,152
percentage = 82.4
change = + 15.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = James A. Donnelly
votes = 2,170
percentage = 17.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,982
percentage = 64.8
change = + 30.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.3
change = + 2.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Joseph Morgan
votes = 5,293
percentage = 67.0
change = - 15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = T. Allen
votes = 2,170
percentage = 17.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,689
percentage = 34.0
change = - 30.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 48.6
change = - 25.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1958, William Morgan was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Joseph Morgan
votes = 5,863
percentage = 64.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = C. Allen
votes = 3,225
percentage = 35.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,638
percentage = 29.0
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.4
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 = William Kennedy
votes = 4,801
percentage = 62.0
change = - 2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = C. Allen
votes = 1,866
percentage = 24.1
change = - 11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Liberal Party
candidate = Robert Huston
votes = 1,074
percentage = 13.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,114
percentage = 43.6
change = + 14.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 54.0
change = - 9.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Kennedy
votes = 5,126
percentage = 71.8
change = + 7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Jack Barkley
votes = 2,012
percentage = 28.2
change = - 7.3Election box majority
votes = 3,114
percentage = 43.6
change = + 14.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 50.2
change = - 13.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Kennedy
votes = 6,320
percentage = 77.0
change = + 5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Jack Barkley
votes = 1,134
percentage = 13.8
change = - 14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = People's Democracy
candidate = Edward Wiegleb
votes = 752
percentage = 9.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,186
percentage = 63.2
change = + 19.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 60.6
change = + 10.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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