Belfast West by-election, 1943
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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
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 9 February 1943 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency of Belfast West
Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, in Northern Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Unionist
Ulster Unionist Party
The 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...
Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Browne
Alexander Browne
Alexander Crawford Browne was an Ulster Unionist Party politician.He was elected at the 1931 general election as Member of Parliament for Belfast West, and held the seat until his death....
had died in December 1942.
The winner was Northern Ireland Labour Party
Northern Ireland Labour Party
The Northern Ireland Labour Party was an Irish political party which operated from 1924 until 1987.In 1913 the British Labour Party resolved to give the recently formed Irish Labour Party exclusive organising rights in Ireland...
candidate Jack Beattie
Jack Beattie
Jack Beattie was a politician from Northern Ireland.He was a teacher by profession. He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party . In 1925, he became a Member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons for Belfast East. He represented Belfast Pottinger from 1929...
, a shock result in what had previously been a Unionist safe seat
Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
.
Results
See also
- Belfast West by-election, 1950Belfast West by-election, 1950There was a by-election for Belfast West constituency on 29 November 1950.It occurred after the winner at the 1950 UK general election, James Godfrey MacManaway, was disqualified as he was a priest....
- Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...