Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Elections Results

Elections Results

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General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Charles Blakiston-Houston 4,035 46.6 N/A
Labour (NI) D. Gordon 3,003 34.7 N/A
Independent Unionist James Woods Gyle 1,619 18.7 N/A
Majority 1,032 11.9 N/A
Turnout 73.7 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (NI) Harry Midgley 4,893 57.0 +22.3
Ulster Unionist Charles Blakiston-Houston 3,685 43.0 -3.6
Majority 1,208 14.0 +2.1
Turnout 77.5 +3.8
Labour (NI) gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Anthony Clark 3,578 42.6 -0.4
Nationalist (NI) J. H. Collins 2,891 34.5 N/A
Labour (NI) Harry Midgley 1,943 22.9 -34.1
Majority 687 8.1 -5.9
Turnout 82.5 +5.0
Ulster Unionist gain from Labour (NI) Swing
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (NI) Hugh Downey 3,985 57.7 +34.8
Ulster Unionist George Anthony Clark 2,924 42.3 -0.3
Majority 1,061 15.4 +7.3
Turnout 78.5 -4.0
Labour (NI) gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Loftus Cole 3,674 52.0 +9.7
Labour (NI) Hugh Downey 3,390 48.0 -9.7
Majority 284 4.0 -11.4
Turnout 79.8 +1.3
Ulster Unionist gain from Labour (NI) Swing
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Labour Murtagh Morgan 3,537 51.3 N/A
Ulster Unionist Thomas Loftus Cole 3,358 48.7 -3.3
Majority 179 2.6 -1.4
Turnout 75.9 -3.9
Irish Labour gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Oliver 3,156 52.1 +3.4
Irish Labour Gerry Fitt 2,900 47.9 -3.4
Majority 256 4.2 -1.6
Turnout 73.9 -2.0
Ulster Unionist gain from Irish Labour Swing
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Labour Gerry Fitt 3,288 54.2 +6.3
Ulster Unionist William Oliver 2,781 45.8 -6.3
Majority 507 8.4 +4.2
Turnout 77.9 +4.0
Irish Labour gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 3,326 62.3 N/A
Ulster Unionist William Oliver 2,016 37.7 -8.1
Majority 1,310 24.6 +16.2
Turnout 70.3 -7.6
Republican Labour gain from Irish Labour Swing
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Dock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 3,274 62.8 +0.5
Ulster Unionist H. E. Smith 1,936 37.2 -0.5
Majority 1,338 25.6 +1.0
Turnout 72.2 -1.9
Republican Labour hold Swing

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