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Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
.
. 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 Duncairn was created by the division of Belfast North
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.
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
.
Boundaries
Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929
House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929
The House of Commons Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; its major provision was to abolish proportional representation for all future elections in Northern Ireland....
introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland.
Belfast Duncairn was created by the division of Belfast North
Belfast North (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast North 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.-Boundaries:...
into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
was temporarily suspended
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972
The Northern Ireland Act 1972 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced direct rule in Northern Ireland with effect from 30 March 1972....
in 1972, and then formally abolished
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973...
in 1973.
Politics
In common with other seats in North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it.Members of Parliament
- 1929 - 49: William GrantWilliam Grant (Northern Ireland politician)Rt. Hon. William Grant was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Grant worked as a shipwright and was a founder member of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association. He was also a founder member of the Ulster Volunteer Force...
, Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - 1949 - 56: George Boyle Hanna, Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
- 1949 - 73: William Fitzsimmons, Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
Election results
- At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929Northern Ireland general election, 1929-References:*...
, William GrantWilliam Grant (Northern Ireland politician)Rt. Hon. William Grant was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Grant worked as a shipwright and was a founder member of the Ulster Unionist Labour Association. He was also a founder member of the Ulster Volunteer Force...
was elected unopposed.
- At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953Northern Ireland general election, 1953-References:*...
, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.
- At the Northern Ireland general election, 1958Northern Ireland general election, 1958-References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1958...
, William Fitzsimmons was elected unopposed.