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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Dawson Gordon	3,003	34.7
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Woods Gyle	1,619	18.7
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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	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

↑ ^a ^b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast

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