1950 Belfast West by-election
There was a by-election for Belfast West constituency on 29 November 1950.
It occurred after the winner at the 1950 UK general election, James Godfrey MacManaway, was disqualified as he was a priest.
Thomas Teevan, the Unionist candidate, narrowly beat Jack Beattie, a former MP for the constituency who was the candidate of the Irish Labour Party, by 913 votes. However Beattie beat Teevan at the 1951 general election.[1]
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Thomas Teevan | 31,796 | 50.8 | –0.7 | |
| Irish Labour | Jack Beattie | 30,833 | 49.2 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 913 | 1.5 | –4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 62,629 | 79.8 | -3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,459 | ||||
| UUP hold | Swing | ||||
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External links
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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