Belfast Woodvale (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)

Election Results

Northern Ireland 1921–72

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General Election 1929: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	John William Nixon	9,904	58.4	N/A
	Ulster Unionist	W. Beattie	6,465	41.6	N/A
Majority			2,629	16.8	N/A
Turnout				75.2	N/A
	Independent Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1933: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	John William Nixon	8,709	56.6	-1.8
	Ulster Unionist	A. Dalzell	6,676	43.4	+1.8
Majority			2,033	13.2	-13.6
Turnout				76.4	+0.8
	Independent Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1938: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	John William Nixon	9,335	59.0	+2.4
	Ulster Unionist	J. W. Dickson	6,479	41.0	-2.4
Majority			2,856	18.0	+4.8
Turnout				79.5	+3.1
	Independent Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1945: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	John William Nixon	9,274	66.4	+7.4
	Ulster Unionist	S. L. Megraw	4,686	33.6	-7.4
Majority			4,588	32.8	+14.8
Turnout				69.3	-10.2
	Independent Unionist hold		Swing

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, John William Nixon was elected unopposed.

Belfast Woodvale by-election, 1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Harcourt	3,939	33.1	N/A
	Independent Unionist	R. Hill	3,529	29.7	N/A
	Labour (NI)	C. Hull	2,893	29.7	N/A
	Independent Unionist	D. H. Walker	1,533	12.9	N/A
Majority			410	3.4	N/A
Turnout				57.9	N/A
	Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Unionist		Swing	N/A

General Election 1953: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Harcourt	6,085	40.1	N/A
	Independent Unionist	J. B. Docherty	5,786	38.2	N/A
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	3,286	21.7	N/A
Majority			299	1.9	N/A
Turnout				69.3	N/A
	Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Unionist		Swing	N/A

Belfast Woodvale by-election, 1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Neville Martin	5,609	52.0	+11.9
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	5,173	48.0	+26.3
Majority			436	4.0	+2.1
Turnout				50.0	-19.3
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1958: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	7,529	50.3	+28.6
	Ulster Unionist	Neville Martin	7,449	49.7	+9.6
Majority			80	0.6	-1.3
Turnout			71.8	+1.0	N/A
	Labour (NI) gain from Ulster Unionist		Swing	N/A

General Election 1962: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	8,389	57.4	+7.1
	Ulster Unionist	J. F. Kerr	6,232	42.6	-7.1
Majority			2,157	14.8	+14.2
Turnout			71.9	+0.1	N/A
	Labour (NI) hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1965: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John McQuade	6,791	57.3	+14.7
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	5,067	42.7	-14.7
Majority			1,724	14.6	-0.2
Turnout			57.3	-14.6	N/A
	Ulster Unionist gain from Labour (NI)		Swing	N/A

General Election 1969: Belfast Woodvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John McQuade	7,209	50.7	-6.6
	Labour (NI)	Billy Boyd	3,878	26.9	-15.8
	Independent Unionist	R. L. Bell	3,231	22.4	N/A
Majority			3,331	23.8	+9.2
Turnout			71.6	+14.3	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

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Belfast Woodvale (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results