Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

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General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Joseph Devlin 10,624 71.8 N/A
Ulster Unionist D. C. Lindsay 4,163 28.2 N/A
Majority 6,461 43.6 N/A
Turnout 72.5 N/A
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Joseph Devlin 7,411 61.4 -10.4
Irish Republican P. J. Thornbury 4,650 38.6 N/A
Majority 2,761 22.8 -20.8
Turnout 63.6 -7.9
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
Belfast Central by-election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Thomas Joseph Campbell 4,948 47.3 -14.1
Labour (NI) William McMullen 3,784 36.2 N/A
Anti-Partition Harry Diamond 1,518 14.5 N/A
Ulster Democratic W. McKeaveney 214 2.0 N/A
Majority 1,164 11.1 -11.7
Turnout 55.7 N/A
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Thomas Joseph Campbell unopposed N/A N/A
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Thomas Joseph Campbell unopposed N/A N/A
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
Belfast Central by-election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (NI) Frank Hanna 5,566 66.7 N/A
Socialist Republican Victor Halley 2,783 33.3 N/A
Majority 2,783 33.3 N/A
Turnout 52.4 N/A
Labour (NI) gain from Nationalist (NI) Swing N/A
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Frank Hanna unopposed N/A N/A
Independent Labour gain from Nationalist (NI) Swing N/A
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Frank Hanna 3,902 35.3 N/A
Ulster Unionist J. F. Cairns 3,326 30.0 N/A
Independent Irish Labour T. J. O'Sullivan 2,437 22.0 N/A
Irish Labour Jack Beattie 1,406 12.7 N/A
Majority 576 5.3 N/A
Turnout 69.9 N/A
Independent Labour hold Swing N/A
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Labour Group Frank Hanna 4,683 46.8 -31.4
Ulster Unionist William Craig 3,228 32.2 +2.2
Irish Labour D. P. Marrinan 2,105 56.9 +8.3
Majority 1,455 14.6 N/A
Turnout 71.6 +1.7
Ind. Labour Group gain from Independent Labour Swing
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Labour Group Frank Hanna unopposed N/A N/A
Ind. Labour Group hold Swing N/A
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democrats John Joseph Brennan unopposed N/A N/A
National Democrats gain from Ind. Labour Group Swing N/A
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Labour Paddy Kennedy 2,032 56.9 N/A
National Democrats John Joseph Brennan 1,538 43.1 N/A
Majority 494 13.8 N/A
Turnout 3,570 58.3 N/A
Republican Labour hold Swing N/A

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