Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

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

Boundaries

Belfast Ballynafeigh 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 Ballynafeigh 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. It was consistently won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although independent Unionst and labour candidates also stood.[1]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1929 Thomas Moles Ulster Unionist Party
1933
1937 Frederick Thompson
1945
1949 Ivan Neill
1950
1953
1958
1962
1965
1969
1973 Constituency abolished

Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–72
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Northern Ireland 1921–72
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
General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Thomas Moles 5,152 59.4 N/A
Independent Unionist William Kennedy Gibson 3,525 40.6 N/A
Majority 1,627 18.8 N/A
UUP gain from new seat Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Thomas Moles Unopposed N/A N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
  • Death of Moles
1937 Belfast Ballynafeigh By-election: Belfast Ballynafeigh, 2 April 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Frederick Thompson unopposed N/A N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Frederick Thompson 7,221 70.4 N/A
Independent William McMillan 3,037 29.6 N/A
Majority 4,184 40.8 N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Frederick Thompson 5,775 48.5
Commonwealth Labour William Kennedy 3,715 31.2 N/A
NI Labour John Roney Baine 2,424 20.3 N/A
Turnout 21,069 45.78
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill unopposed N/A N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill 5,495 67.2 N/A
Independent Unionist Victor Scott McVea 2,682 32.8 N/A
Majority 2,813 34.4
UUP hold Swing
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill 5,273 61.4
Independent Unionist Victor Scott McVea 3,320 38.6
Majority 1,953 22.8
UUP hold Swing
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill 5,474 57.8
NI Labour F. D. Hazard 2,736 28.9 N/A
Ulster Liberal Judith Rosenfield 1,255 13.3 N/A
Majority 2,738 28.9
UUP hold Swing
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill 5,010 65.6
NI Labour Erskine Holmes 2,624 34.4
Majority 2,386 31.2
UUP hold Swing
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Ballynafeigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Ivan Neill 6,523 70.9
NI Labour Erskine Holmes 2,675 29.1
Majority 3,848 41.8
UUP hold Swing

See also

References
  1. The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast
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