Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Oldpark was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1973 |
Election method | First past the post |
Boundaries
Belfast Oldpark 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 Oldpark was created by the division of Belfast North 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
In common with other seats in North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. The seat alternated between Unionist and labour movement representatives, and was often closely contested.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1929 | Wilson Hungerford | Ulster Unionist | |
1945 | Robert Getgood | Labour (NI) | |
1949 | William James Morgan | Ulster Unionist | |
1958 | Vivian Simpson | Labour (NI) | |
1973 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–1972
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Government
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Wilson Hungerford | 6,122 | 50.8 | N/A | |
NI Labour | Sam Kyle | 5,933 | 49.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 189 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 77.0 | N/A | |||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 5,427 | 56.6 | + 5.8 | |
Independent Unionist | William McConnell Wilton | 5,933 | 49.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,272 | 13.2 | + 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 61.9 | - 15.1 | |||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 7,310 | 50.5 | - 6.1 | |
NI Labour | Jack MacGougan | 5,900 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Progressive Unionist | Robert Bradford | 1,253 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,410 | 9.7 | - 3.5 | ||
Turnout | 74.9 | + 13.0 | |||
UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 8,829 | 56.2 | + 15.4 | |
UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 6,390 | 40.7 | - 9.8 | |
Socialist Republican | David Wylie | 481 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,439 | 15.5 | + 5.8 | ||
Turnout | 74.7 | - 0.2 | |||
NI Labour gain from UUP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | William James Morgan | 9,599 | 59.0 | + 18.3 | |
NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 6,661 | 41.0 | - 15.2 | |
Majority | 2,938 | 18.0 | + 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 78.6 | + 3.9 | |||
UUP gain from NI Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UUP | William James Morgan | 6,984 | 50.2 | - 8.8 | |
NI Labour | Billy Blease | 4,183 | 30.0 | - 11.0 | |
Irish Labour | Cronan Francis Hughes | 2,752 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,801 | 20.2 | - 2.2 | ||
Turnout | 64.7 | - 13.9 | |||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,307 | 50.6 | + 20.6 | |
UUP | William James Morgan | 6,152 | 49.4 | - 0.8 | |
Majority | 155 | 1.2 | - 19.0 | ||
Turnout | 61.5 | - 3.2 | |||
NI Labour gain from UUP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 8,486 | 62.5 | + 11.9 | |
UUP | William Henry Cushley | 5,082 | 37.5 | - 11.9 | |
Majority | 3,404 | 25.0 | + 23.8 | ||
Turnout | 69.7 | + 8.2 | |||
NI Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,210 | 59.5 | - 3.0 | |
UUP | John Ferguson | 4,221 | 40.5 | + 3.0 | |
Majority | 1,989 | 19.0 | - 6.0 | ||
Turnout | 55.1 | - 14.6 | |||
NI Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,779 | 56.5 | - 3.0 | |
UUP | Joseph Foster Cairns | 5,224 | 43.5 | + 3.0 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 13.0 | - 6.0 | ||
Turnout | 67.4 | + 12.3 | |||
NI Labour hold | Swing |
References
- The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast