Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox constituency Belfast Cromac was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

Belfast Cromac 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 Cromac 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.

Politics

In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it. All but its last MP died in office.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	Anthony Babington	Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1938	Maynard Sinclair	Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1953	Joseph William Morgan	Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1962(b)	John William Kennedy	Ulster Unionist Party
	1973	Constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 1929: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Babington	Template:Replace	61.1
		James Reid	4,246	38.9
Majority			2,434	22.2
Turnout			10,926	64.6
	win (new seat)

At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Anthony Babington was elected unopposed.

General Election 1938: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maynard Sinclair	Template:Replace	64.5
		William John Stewart	4,337	35.5
Majority			3,532	29.0
Turnout			12,206	75.4
	hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1945: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maynard Sinclair	Template:Replace	67.1
		Betty Sinclair	4,130	32.9
Majority			4,277	34.2
Turnout			12,537	71.6
	hold		Swing

General Election 1949: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maynard Sinclair	Template:Replace	82.4
		James A. Donnelly	2,170	17.6
Majority			7,982	64.8
Turnout			12,322	74.3
	hold		Swing

General Election 1953: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Morgan	Template:Replace	67.0
		Thomas Allen	2,170	17.6
Majority			3,123	49.4
Turnout			7,463	48.6
	hold		Swing

At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Morgan was elected unopposed.

General Election 1962: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Morgan	Template:Replace	64.5
		Cecil Allen	3,225	35.5
Majority			2,638	29.0
Turnout			9,088	63.4
	hold		Swing	N/A

Belfast Cromac by-election, 1962

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Kennedy	Template:Replace	62.0
		Cecil Allen	1,866	24.1
		Robert Huston	1,074	13.9
Majority			2,935	37.9
Turnout			7,741	54.0
	hold		Swing

General Election 1965: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Kennedy	Template:Replace	71.8
		Jack Barkley	2,012	28.2
Majority			3,114	43.6
Turnout			7,138	50.2
	hold		Swing

General Election 1969: Belfast Cromac

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Kennedy	Template:Replace	77.0
		Jack Barkley	1,134	13.8
		Edward Wiegleb	752	9.8
Majority			5,186	63.2
Turnout			8,206	60.6
	hold		Swing