Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Belfast East | |
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| Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland |
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Belfast East shown within Northern Ireland
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| Created | 1921 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Election method | Single transferable vote |
Belfast East was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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Boundaries
Belfast East contained the Dock, Pottinger and Victoria wards of the County Borough of Belfast. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Belfast Bloomfield, Belfast Dock, Belfast Pottinger and Belfast Victoria constituencies.[1]
Politics
Belfast East was a predominantly Unionist area with some pockets of labour strength, returning four Unionists in 1921 and 2 Unionists, 1 Independent Unionist and a Northern Ireland Labour Party MP in 1925.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
Member (Party) |
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| MPs (1921) |
Dawson Bates (Ulster Unionist Party) |
Herbert Dixon (Ulster Unionist Party) |
Thompson Donald (Ulster Unionist Party) |
James Augustine Duff (Ulster Unionist Party) |
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| MPs (1929) |
Jack Beattie (Northern Ireland Labour Party) |
James Woods Gyle (Independent Unionist) |
Dawson Bates (Ulster Unionist Party) |
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Election results
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| 24 May 1921 General Election: Belfast East (4 seats) | |||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | |
| UUP | Sir Dawson Bates | 27.9 | 10,026 | ||||
| UUP | Herbert Dixon | 24.6 | 8,849 | ||||
| UUP | Thompson Donald | 19.1 | 6,856 | 9,262 | |||
| UUP | James Augustine Duff | 10.0 | 3,585 | 3,956 | 6,027 | 7,662 | |
| Sinn Féin | Archibald Savage | 10.0 | 3,573 | 3,575 | 3,576 | 3,577 | |
| Nationalist | Thomas Joseph Campbell | 6.6 | 2,373 | 2,435 | 2,439 | 2,464 | |
| Belfast Labour | Harry Midgley | 1.8 | 645 | 648 | 652 | 658 | |
| Electorate: 40,198 Valid: 35,907 Quota: 7,182 Turnout: 89.3% | |||||||
| 1925 General Election: Belfast East (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | |
| NI Labour | Jack Beattie | 9,330 | ||||
| UUP | Herbert Dixon | 8,508 | ||||
| Independent Unionist | James Woods Gyle | 5,997 | 8,394 | |||
| UUP | Sir Dawson Bates | 5,744 | 5,816 | 6,581 | ||
| UUP | Thompson Donald | 1,900 | 2,119 | 2,898 | ||
| UUP | James Augustine Duff | 1,142 | 1,259 | 1,698 | ||
| Electorate: 44,400 Valid: 32,621 Quota: 6,525 Turnout: 73.5% | ||||||
