Belfast Windsor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°34′48″N 5°56′46″W / 54.580°N 5.946°W / 54.580; -5.946

Belfast Windsor
Former Borough Constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
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Belfast Windsor shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1929
Abolished1973
Election methodFirst past the post

Belfast Windsor was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries[]

Belfast Windsor was a borough constituency comprising part of southern 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 Windsor was created by the division of Belfast South 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 south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. The seat was always held by official Unionist candidates, and the rare contests came only from other Unionists.[1]

Members of Parliament[]

Election Member Party
1929 Hugh Pollock Ulster Unionist Party
1937(b) Ulster Unionist Party
1945 Ulster Unionist Party
1956(b) Herbert Kirk Ulster Unionist Party
1973 Constituency abolished

Elections results[]

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
The Ulster Banner
Government
Parliament
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
Senate
Elections
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
By-elections
See also
  • Other countries
General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Windsor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Hugh Pollock 8,067 73.7
William Magill 2,886 26.3
Majority 5,181 47.4
Turnout 10,953 67.0
UUP win (new seat)

At the General Election 30 November 1933, Hugh Pollock was elected unopposed. At the , was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Windsor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP William Dowling (politician) 8,982 67.0 N/A
Progressive Unionist Reginald Hanson Press 4,429 33.0 New
Majority 4,553 34.0 N/A
Turnout 13,411 70.9 N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Windsor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Archibald Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) 8,737 63.7 -3.3
Commonwealth Labour James Kennedy 4,985 36.3 New
Majority 3,752 27.4 -6.6
Turnout 13,722 67.0 -3.9
UUP hold Swing N/A

At the 1949 and 1953 Northern Ireland general elections, was elected unopposed.[2]

At the and the 1958, 1962, 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Herbert Kirk was elected unopposed.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. ^ a b c d e f Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast
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