Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituencies) - Summary of MPs By Party

Summary of MPs By Party

Key to Parties: CWLP Commonwealth Labour Party, Ind Lab Independent Labour, Ind U Independent Unionist, Ind UA Independent Unionist Association, Irish LP Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist, NDP National Democratic Party, NILP Northern Ireland Labour Party, O'N U Independent Unionist supporting Terence Marne O'Neill, Rep Republican, Rep LP Republican Labour Party, SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party, Soc Rep Socialist Republican Party, U Ulster Unionist

  • 1921-1925 U 15, N 1 (1st Parliament) (see note a)
  • 1925-1929 U 9, Ind U 4, NILP 2, N 1 (2nd Parliament) (see note b)
  • 1929-1933 U 11, Ind U 2, N 2, NILP 1 (3rd Parliament)
  • 1933-1938 U 10, Ind U 2, N 2, NILP 2 (4th Parliament) (see note c)
  • 1938-1945 U 11, N 2, Ind Lab 1, Ind U 1, Ind UA 1 (5th Parliament) (see note d)
  • 1945-1949 U 8, Ind U 2, NILP 2, CWLP 1, Ind Lab 1, Soc Rep 1 (6th Parliament) (see note e)
  • 1949-1953 U 12, Ind U 2, NILP 1, Soc Rep 1 (7th Parliament) (see note f)
  • 1953-1958 U 12, Ind Lab 1, Ind U 1, NILP 1, Irish LP 1, Rep LP 1 (8th Parliament)
  • 1958-1962 U 10, NILP 4, Ind Lab 1, Rep LP 1 (9th Parliament)
  • 1962-1965 U 9, NILP 4, Ind Lab 1, Irish LP 1, Rep LP 1 (10th Parliament) (see note g)
  • 1965-1969 U 11, NILP 2, Rep LP 2, NDP 1 (11th Parliament)
  • 1969-1973 U 10, NILP 2, O'N U 2, Rep LP 2 (12th Parliament) (see note h)

Notes:-

  • (a) Joseph Devlin (N) was also elected for Antrim but chose to represent Belfast West. An Ind U gained a seat from U in a Belfast South by-election in 1923.
  • (b) P.J. Woods (Ind U) was elected in Belfast South and Belfast West. He decided to represent Belfast West. A U candidate won the by-election to fill the vacancy.
  • (c) In 1934 the MP for Pottinger was expelled from NILP and became Ind Lab
  • (d) 1941 the NILP gained a seat from U at a by-election, but the MP formed the CWLP before the next election. In 1942 Rep gained a N seat.
  • (e) In 1946 the NILP won a N seat. The CWLP MP became U before the next election.
  • (f) A NILP MP became Independent Labour and a Soc Rep MP became Rep LP before the next election.
  • (g) A Rep LP MP became Irish LP in 1964.
  • (h) In 1970 a Rep LP MP became SDLP.

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