Belfast West by-election, 1943

The Belfast West by-election 1943, was a by-election held on 9 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Belfast West, in Northern Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Browne had died in December 1942.

The winner was Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie, a shock result in what had previously been a Unionist safe seat.

Results

Belfast West by-election, 9 February 1943

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NI Labour	Jack Beattie	19,936	46.2	N/A
	UUP	Knox Cunningham	14,426	33.4	- 29.2
	Ind. Unionist Association	William McConnell Wilton	7,551	17.5	N/A
	Independent Republican	Hugh Corvin	1,250	2.9	- 34.5
Majority			5,510	12.8	- 12.4
Turnout				54.8	- 13.2
	NI Labour gain from UUP		Swing

See also

• Belfast West by-election, 1950
• Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)