Belfast_Pottinger_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency)
Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
54.594°N 5.898°W / 54.594; -5.898
Quick Facts Former constituency, Created ...
| Belfast Pottinger | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
Belfast Pottinger shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Election method | First past the post |
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Belfast Pottinger was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast Pottinger was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Pottinger 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 seat was a stronghold for the labour movement, although Unionist candidates always polled well and were occasionally able to win the seat.[1]
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Jack Beattie | Northern Ireland Labour | |
| 1934 | Independent Labour | ||
| 1942 | Northern Ireland Labour | ||
| 1943 | Independent Labour | ||
| 1945 | Federation of Labour | ||
| 1949 | Independent Labour | ||
| 1949 | Samuel Rodgers | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1958 | Tom Boyd | Northern Ireland Labour | |
| 1969 | Joshua Cardwell | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1973 | constituency abolished | ||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | Jack Beattie | 6,071 | 54.6 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | James Augustine Duff | 5,057 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,014 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 11,128 | 76.0 | |||
| NI Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | Jack Beattie | 5,753 | 53.6 | -1.0 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Loftus Cole | 4,978 | 46.4 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 775 | 7.2 | -2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 10,731 | 79.6 | +3.6 | ||
| NI Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Jack Beattie | 5,480 | 52.2 | -1.4 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Loftus Cole | 5,011 | 47.8 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 469 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,491 | 80.9 | +1.3 | ||
| Independent Labour gain from NI Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Jack Beattie | 5,952 | 52.5 | +0.3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Rodgers | 4,474 | 47.5 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 478 | 5.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 10,426 | 78.7 | -2.2 | ||
| Independent Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Rodgers | 6,262 | 62.9 | +15.4 | |
| Independent Labour | Jack Beattie | 3,693 | 37.1 | -15.4 | |
| Majority | 2,569 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,955 | 82.7 | +4.0 | ||
| Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Rodgers | 3,680 | 45.1 | -17.8 | |
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 3,324 | 40.8 | New | |
| Irish Labour | Jack Beattie | 1,151 | 14.1 | New | |
| Majority | 356 | 4.3 | -21.5 | ||
| Turnout | 8,155 | 68.2 | -14.5 | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 4,573 | 58.5 | +17.7 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Rodgers | 3,240 | 41.5 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 1,333 | 17.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,813 | 71.8 | +3.6 | ||
| NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 4,674 | 62.4 | +3.9 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Walker | 2,822 | 37.6 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,852 | 24.8 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,496 | 72.0 | +0.2 | ||
| NI Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 3,208 | 57.9 | -4.5 | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Bannister | 2,334 | 42.1 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 874 | 15.8 | -9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,542 | 58.9 | -13.1 | ||
| NI Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Joshua Cardwell | 2,902 | 51.4 | +9.3 | |
| NI Labour | Martin McBirney | 2,744 | 48.6 | -9.3 | |
| Majority | 158 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,646 | 67.8 | +8.9 | ||
| Ulster Unionist gain from NI Labour | Swing | ||||
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