Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Template:Infobox constituency Belfast Dock was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

Belfast Dock was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Dock was created by the division of Belfast East 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]

The boundaries were the same as the former Dock ward. This meant that the boundary ran from Carlisle Circus, along Clifton Street, up North Queen Street, along Great George's Street, along the Belfast Lough, along Brougham Street and Duncairn Gardens and from the top of Duncairn Gardens, along the Antrim Road to Carlisle Circus. Consequently, the constituency was almost identical to the current New Lodge ward.

The constituency is now part of Belfast North.

Politics

The constituency was one of the most marginal in the Northern Ireland Parliament changing hands at every election until 1965. In every election from 1933 to 1965 the incumbent member lost his seat.[1]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1929 Charles Blakiston-Houston Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1933 Harry Midgley Northern Ireland Labour Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1938 George Anthony Clark Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1945 Hugh Downey Northern Ireland Labour Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1949 Thomas Loftus Cole Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1953 Murtagh Morgan Irish Labour Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1958 William Oliver Ulster Unionist Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1962 Gerry Fitt Irish Labour Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1965 Republican Labour Party
rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | 1970 Social Democratic and Labour Party
1973 Constituency abolished

Elections results

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General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Dock[2]
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Majority 1,032 11.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,657 73.7 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Blakiston-Houston 3,685 43.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,208 14.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,578 77.5 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". James Collins 2,891 34.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harry Midgley 1,943 22.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 687 8.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,412 82.5 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". George Anthony Clark 2,924 42.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,061 15.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 6,909 78.5 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Hugh Downey 3,390 48.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 284 4.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 7,064 79.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Loftus Cole 3,358 48.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 179 2.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 6,895 75.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Fitt 2,900 47.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 256 4.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 6,056 73.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". William Oliver 2,781 45.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 507 8.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 6,069 77.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". William Oliver 2,016 37.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,310 24.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 5,342 70.3 Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Dock[2]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Harold E. Smith 1,936 37.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,338 25.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 5,210 72.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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