Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Bloomfield


Belfast=yes
Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1972
EM = First past the post

Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield 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 constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast. It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 1950: Herbert Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Party
*1950 - 1961: Daniel Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Party
*1961 - 1972: Walter Scott, Ulster Unionist Party

Election results

At the 1929 and 1933 general elections, Herbert Dixon was elected unopposed. [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast] ]

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Herbert Dixon
votes = 9,446
percentage = 70.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
candidate = P. Moody
votes = 3,988
percentage = 29.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,458
percentage = 40.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.0
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Herbert Dixon
votes = 9,995
percentage = 63.3
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = William McCullough
votes = 5,802
percentage = 36.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,193
percentage = 26.6
change = -14.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.8
change = +5.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Herbert Dixon
votes = 14,058
percentage = 87.5
change = +12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Tom Boyd
votes = 1,386
percentage = 8.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = William McCullough
votes = 623
percentage = 3.9
change = -32.8Election box majority
votes = 12,672
percentage = 78.9
change = +52.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.0
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Daniel Dixon
votes = 7,609
percentage = 77.3
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. S. Thompson
votes = 2,232
percentage = 22.7 8.6
change = +14.1Election box majority
votes = 5,377
percentage = 54.6
change = -26.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 44.7
change = -31.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Daniel Dixon
votes = 9,004
percentage = 88.2
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = Andy Barr
votes = 1,207
percentage = 11.8
change = +7.9Election box majority
votes = 7,797
percentage = 76.4
change = -2.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 46.4
change = +29.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Daniel Dixon
votes = 7,124
percentage = 52.3
change = -35.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = E. Bell
votes = 4,010
percentage = 29.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = E. Courtney
votes = 2,492
percentage = 18.3
change = -11.1Election box majority
votes = 3,114
percentage = 22.9
change = -53.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.4
change = +17.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 6,212
percentage = 61.5
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = R. M. Bingham
votes = 3,885
percentage = 38.5
change = +9.1Election box majority
votes = 2,237
percentage = 23.0
change = +0.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 45.9
change = -17.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 7,921
percentage = 56.7
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = R. M. Bingham
votes = 6,053
percentage = 43.3
change = +13.9Election box majority
votes = 1,868
percentage = 13.4
change = -9.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 62.8
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 7,755
percentage = 63.5
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = R. Caldwell
votes = 4,154
percentage = 34.0
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = Andy Barr
votes = 308
percentage = 2.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,601
percentage = 29.5
change = +16.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 55.7
change = -5.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 9,084
percentage = 61.2
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Protestant Unionist Party
candidate = W. Spence
votes = 3,568
percentage = 24.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party of Northern Ireland
candidate = R. Caldwell
votes = 2,196
percentage = 14.8
change = -19.2Election box majority
votes = 5,516
percentage = 37.2
change = +7.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.2
change = +14.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing =

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