Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

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General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Moles 5,152 59.4 N/A
Independent Unionist William Kennedy Gibson 3,525 40.6 N/A
Majority 1,627 18.8 N/A
Ulster Unionist gain from new seat Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Moles Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Death of Moles
Belfast Ballynafeigh By-election, 1937: Belfast Ballynafeigh, 2 April 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Frederick Thompson unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Frederick Thompson 7,221 70.4 N/A
Independent W. McMillan 3,037 29.6 N/A
Majority 4,184 40.8 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Frederick Thompson 5,775 48.5
Commonwealth Labour William Kennedy 3,715 31.2 N/A
Labour (NI) J. R. Baine 2,424 20.3 N/A
Turnout 21,069 45.78
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill 5,495 67.2 N/A
Independent Unionist V. S. McVea 2,682 32.8 N/A
Majority 2,813 34.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill 5,273 61.4
Independent Unionist V. S. McVea 3,320 38.6
Majority 1,953 22.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill 5,474 57.8
Labour (NI) F. D. Hazard 2,736 28.9 N/A
Liberal Judith Rosenfield 1,255 13.3 N/A
Majority 2,738 28.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill 5,010 65.6
Labour (NI) J. E. Holmes 2,624 34.4
Majority 2,386 31.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Ballynafeigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Ivan Neill 6,523 70.9
Labour (NI) J. E. Holmes 2,675 29.1
Majority 3,848 41.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

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