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| Belfast St Anne's | |
|---|---|
| FormerBorough constituency for theParliament of Northern Ireland | |
Belfast shown withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Belfast St Anne's was a constituency of theParliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast St Anne's was aborough constituency comprising part of south-westernBelfast. It was created in 1929 when theHouse of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introducedfirst past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland.
Belfast St Anne's was created by the division ofBelfast West into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until theParliament of Northern Ireland wastemporarily suspended in 1972, and thenformally abolished in 1973.[1]
The constituency contained areas between the current Lisburn Road and Falls Road and consisted of the former St George's ward and most of the former St Anne's ward - although unusually it did not include the eponymous cathedral which was inBelfast Central.
The constituency is now part ofBelfast South andBelfast West.
The constituency was solidlyunionist and always electedUlster Unionist Party Members of Parliament, but was usually contested by labour movement candidates who sometimes polled well.[1]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | James Hanna McCormick | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1938 | Edmond Warnock | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1969 | Norman Laird | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1970(b) | John Laird | Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | |||
| (1921–72) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | James Hanna McCormick | 6,686 | 47.2 | ||
| Ind. Unionist | Philip James Woods | 5,273 | 37.2 | ||
| Local Option | Emily Moffat Clow | 2,209 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,413 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 14,168 | 71.5 | |||
| UUPwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | James Hanna McCormick | 9,533 | 71.6 | +23.4 | |
| NI Labour | William John Donaldson | 3,790 | 28.4 | New | |
| Majority | 5,743 | 43.2 | +33.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,323 | 59.3 | −12.2 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edmond Warnock | 11,183 | 68.4 | −3.2 | |
| Progressive Unionist | J. D. Wallace | 5,172 | 31.6 | New | |
| Majority | 6,011 | 36.8 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 16,355 | 66.7 | +7.4 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edmond Warnock | 10,119 | 56.9 | −11.5 | |
| NI Labour | Joseph Lowden | 7,674 | 43.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,445 | 13.8 | −23.0 | ||
| Turnout | 17,793 | 66.7 | 0.0 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edmond Warnock | 15,312 | 76.1 | +19.2 | |
| NI Labour | Robert S. Thompson | 4,811 | 23.9 | −19.2 | |
| Majority | 10,501 | 52.2 | +38.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,123 | 75.4 | +8.7 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edmond Warnock | 8,940 | 60.6 | N/A | |
| NI Labour | A. Holmes | 5,807 | 39.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,133 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,747 | 64.8 | N/A | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edmond Warnock | 7,316 | 62.9 | +2.3 | |
| NI Labour | William Victor Blease | 4,312 | 37.1 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 3,004 | 25.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 11,628 | 53.3 | −11.5 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Norman Laird | 7,126 | 53.0 | −9.9 | |
| Ind. Unionist | William McKee | 4,183 | 31.1 | New | |
| National Democratic | John D. Murphy | 2,136 | 15.9 | New | |
| Majority | 2,943 | 21.9 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 13,445 | 70.6 | +17.3 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | John Laird | 8,204 | 68.8 | +15.8 | |
| SDLP | Gerald Malachy Lavery | 2,881 | 24.2 | New | |
| NI Labour | William Ritchie | 836 | 7.0 | New | |
| Majority | 5,323 | 44.6 | +22.7 | ||
| Turnout | 11,921 | 59.0 | −11.6 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||