Belfast South (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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Belfast South | |
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Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland |
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Belfast South shown within Northern Ireland
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Abolished | 1929 |
Election method | Single transferable vote |
Belfast South was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921-1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
Boundaries
Belfast South contained the Cromac, Ormeau and Windsor wards of the County Borough of Belfast. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Belfast Ballynafeigh, Belfast Cromac, Belfast Willowfield and Belfast Windsor constituencies.[1]
Politics
Belfast South was a strongly Unionist area, returning four Unionists in 1921 and 3 Unionists and 1 Independent Unionist MP in 1925. Even following its abolition, Ballynafeigh, Cromac, and Windsor only ever elected Unionist MPs.
Election results
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24 May 1921 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats) | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | |
UUP | Thomas Moles | 42.5 | 17,248 | |||
UUP | Hugh Pollock | 15.6 | 6,334 | 11,866 | ||
UUP | Crawford McCullagh | 12.5 | 5,068 | 7,679 | ||
UUP | Julia McMordie | 5.9 | 2,372 | 4,197 | 8,784 | |
Sinn Féin | Dermot Barnes | 6.7 | 2,719 | 2,720 | 2,721 | |
Nationalist | B. McCoy | 4.2 | 1,688 | 1,690 | 1,693 | |
Belfast Labour | James Baird | 2.2 | 875 | 891 | 905 | |
Electorate: 40,566 Valid: 36,304 Quota: 7,261 Turnout: 89.5% |
1925 General Election: Belfast South (4 seats) | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | |
Independent Unionist | Philip James Woods | 20.5 | 8,814 | |||||
UUP | Thomas Moles | 18.0 | 7,756 | |||||
UUP | Hugh Pollock | 9.9 | 4,291 | 4,816 | 5,961 | |||
UUP | Arthur Black | 7.4 | 3,176 | 3,440 | 3,821 | 3,892 | 5,710 | |
Town Tenants Association | William Magill | 7.7 | 3,320 | 5,382 | 5,436 | 5,442 | 5,573 | |
UUP | Crawford McCullagh | 4.0 | 1,707 | 1,857 | 2,220 | 2,291 | eliminated | |
Electorate: 43,164 Valid: 29,064 Quota: 5,813 Turnout: 67.3% |
Woods declined the seat, having also been elected for Belfast West.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Anthony Babington | 18,857 | 41.6 | 68.0 | |
NI Labour | G. M. Donaldson | 8,856 | 55.3 | 32.0 | |
Majority | 10,001 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 27,713 | 64.2 | -3.1 | ||
UUP hold | Swing |