Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Pottinger
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Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1972
EM = First past the post

Belfast Pottinger was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

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 Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973. [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972] , Northern Ireland Elections]

Politics

The seat was a stronghold for the labour movement, although Unionist candidates always polled well and were occasionally able to win the seat.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 1949: Jack Beattie, Northern Ireland Labour Party (1929 - 34); Independent Labour (1934 - 42); Northern Ireland Labour Party (1942 - 43); Independent Labour (1943 - 1945); Federation of Labour (Ireland) (1945 - 49); Independent Labour (1949)
*1949 - 1958: Samuel Rodgers, Ulster Unionist Party
*1958 - 1969: Tom Boyd, Northern Ireland Labour Party
*1969 - 1972: Joshua Cardwell, Ulster Unionist Party

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 6,071
percentage = 54.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = James Augustine Duff
votes = 5,057
percentage = 45.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,014
percentage = 9.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.0
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 5,753
percentage = 53.6
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Thomas Loftus Cole
votes = 4,978
percentage = 46.4
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 775
percentage = 7.2
change = -2.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.6
change = +3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 5,480
percentage = 52.2
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Thomas Loftus Cole
votes = 5,011
percentage = 47.8
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 469
percentage = 4.4
change = -2.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.9
change = +1.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent Labour
loser = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 5,952
percentage = 52.5
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Samuel Rodgers
votes = 4,474
percentage = 47.5
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 478
percentage = 5.0
change = +0.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.7
change = -2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent Labour
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Samuel Rodgers
votes = 6,262
percentage = 62.9
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 3,693
percentage = 37.1
change = -15.4Election box majority
votes = 2,569
percentage = 25.8
change = +20.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.7
change = +4.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Independent Labour
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Samuel Rodgers
votes = 3,680
percentage = 45.1
change = -17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 3,324
percentage = 40.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Irish Labour Party
candidate = Jack Beattie
votes = 1,151
percentage = 14.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 356
percentage = 4.3
change = -21.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.2
change = -14.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 4,573
percentage = 58.5
change = +17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Samuel Rodgers
votes = 3,240
percentage = 41.5
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 1,333
percentage = 17.0
change = +12.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.8
change = +3.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 4,674
percentage = 62.4
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = H. Walker
votes = 2,822
percentage = 37.6
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 1,852
percentage = 24.8
change = +7.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.0
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 3,208
percentage = 57.9
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = J. Bannister
votes = 2,334
percentage = 42.1
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 874
percentage = 15.8
change = -9.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 58.9
change = -13.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Joshua Cardwell
votes = 2,902
percentage = 51.4
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. M. McBirney
votes = 2,744
percentage = 48.6
change = -9.3Election box majority
votes = 158
percentage = 2.8
change = -13.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.8
change = +8.9Election box gain with party link
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
swing =

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