Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast Bloomfield | |
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Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1972 |
Election method | First past the post |
Boundaries
Belfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Bloomfield was created by the division of Belfast East into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[1]
Politics
The constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast. It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1929 | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1950(b) | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1961(b) | Walter Scott | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
1973 | Constituency abolished |
Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–1972
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Government
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At the 1929 and 1933 general elections, Herbert Dixon was elected unopposed.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Herbert Dixon | 9,446 | 70.3 | N/A | |
Progressive Unionist | Phoebe Moody | 3,988 | 29.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,458 | 40.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 68.0 | N/A | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | 9,995 | 63.3 | -7.0 | |
Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 5,802 | 36.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,193 | 26.6 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 73.8 | +5.8 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | 14,058 | 87.5 | +12.2 | |
NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 1,386 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 623 | 3.9 | -32.8 | |
Majority | 12,672 | 78.9 | +52.7 | ||
Turnout | 76.0 | +2.2 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 7,609 | 77.3 | -10.2 | |
NI Labour | Robert S. Thompson | 2,232 | 22.7 8.6 | +14.1 | |
Majority | 5,377 | 54.6 | -26.3 | ||
Turnout | 44.7 | -31.3 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 9,004 | 88.2 | +0.7 | |
Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 1,207 | 11.8 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 7,797 | 76.4 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 46.4 | +29.6 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 7,124 | 52.3 | -35.9 | |
NI Labour | Edward Bell | 4,010 | 29.4 | N/A | |
Independent Unionist | Edward Courtney | 2,492 | 18.3 | -11.1 | |
Majority | 3,114 | 22.9 | -53.5 | ||
Turnout | 63.4 | +17.0 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Walter Scott | 6,212 | 61.5 | +9.2 | |
NI Labour | Robert McFarland Bingham | 3,885 | 38.5 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 2,237 | 23.0 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 45.9 | -17.5 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Walter Scott | 7,921 | 56.7 | +4.4 | |
NI Labour | Robert McFarland Bingham | 6,053 | 43.3 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 13.4 | -9.5 | ||
Turnout | 62.8 | -0.6 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Walter Scott | 7,755 | 63.5 | +6.8 | |
NI Labour | Robert Caldwell | 4,154 | 34.0 | -9.3 | |
Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 308 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,601 | 29.5 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 55.7 | -5.1 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Walter Scott | 9,084 | 61.2 | -2.3 | |
Protestant Unionist | William Spence | 3,568 | 24.0 | N/A | |
NI Labour | Robert Caldwell | 2,196 | 14.8 | -19.2 | |
Majority | 5,516 | 37.2 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 70.2 | +14.5 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
References
- The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast