Belfast Windsor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
54°34′48″N 5°56′46″W / 54.580°N 5.946°W
| Belfast Windsor | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
 Belfast Windsor shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Belfast Windsor was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Hugh Pollock | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1937(b) | William Dowling | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1945 | Archibald Wilson | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1956(b) | Herbert Kirk | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | |||
Election results
[edit]| (1921–72) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Hugh Pollock | 8,067 | 73.7 | ||
| Town Tenants' Association | 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 1937 Belfast Windsor by-election, William Dowling was elected unopposed.[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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
At the 1949 and 1953 Northern Ireland general elections, Archibald Wilson was elected unopposed.[2]
At the 1956 Belfast Windsor by-election and the 1958, 1962, 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Herbert Kirk was elected unopposed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast