Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Duncairn


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

Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Duncairn was created by the division of Belfast North 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 North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 49: William Grant, Ulster Unionist Party
*1949 - 56: George Boyle Hanna, Ulster Unionist Party
*1949 - 73: William Fitzsimmons, Ulster Unionist Party

Election results

:At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, William Grant was elected unopposed. [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast] ]

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Grant
votes = 6,626
percentage = 60.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = R. Hill
votes = 4,294
percentage = 39.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,332
percentage = 21.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.2
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 Grant
votes = 7,151
percentage = 54.1
change = - 6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = C. M. Lowe
votes = 3,956
percentage = 29.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist Association
candidate = R. Hill
votes = 2,111
percentage = 16.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,195
percentage = 24.2
change = + 2.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.8
change = + 5.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Grant
votes = 7,034
percentage = 54.5
change = + 0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = James Morrow
votes = 5,875
percentage = 45.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,159
percentage = 9.0
change = - 15.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.2
change = - 0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Grant
votes = 10,979
percentage = 83.1
change = + 28.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = James Morrow
votes = 2,230
percentage = 16.9
change = - 28.6Election box majority
votes = 8,749
percentage = 66.2
change = + 57.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.6
change = + 2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = George Boyle Hanna
votes = 7,590
percentage = 73.9
change = - 9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = James Morrow
votes = 2,686
percentage = 26.1
change = + 9.2Election box majority
votes = 4,904
percentage = 47.8
change = - 18.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 54.7
change = - 12.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

:At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Fitzsimmons
votes = 4,779
percentage = 68.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = John William McDowell
votes = 2,218
percentage = 31.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,561
percentage = 36.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 34.4
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Fitzsimmons
votes = 6,943
percentage = 58.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = John William McDowell
votes = 4,850
percentage = 40.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = World Socialist Party
candidate = R. Montague
votes = 66
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,093
percentage = 17.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 60.6
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 = William Fitzsimmons
votes = 6,200
percentage = 64.6
change = + 6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = John William McDowell
votes = 3,404
percentage = 35.4
change = - 5.5Election box majority
votes = 2,796
percentage = 29.2
change = + 11.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 49.3
change = - 11.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Fitzsimmons
votes = 7,435
percentage = 63.2
change = - 1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = Norman Porter
votes = 4,321
percentage = 36.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,114
percentage = 26.4
change = - 2.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.8
change = + 14.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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