Belfast Woodvale (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox constituency
| name = Belfast Woodvale
| type = Borough
| parl_name = Parliament of Northern Ireland
| image = File:Belfast Woodvale 1929-1969.svg
| caption = Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
| year = 1929
| abolished = 1973
| blank1_name = Election method
| blank1_info = First past the post
}}
Belfast Woodvale was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
Belfast Woodvale was a borough constituency comprising part of western Belfast. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland.
Belfast Woodvale was created by the division of Belfast West into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972], Northern Ireland Elections
Politics
The seat was strongly Unionist, but there was a strong local labour movement, and for much of its history, the seat was held by the Northern Ireland Labour Party or independent Unionists.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" |
| 1929 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |
| 1950(b) | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |
| 1955(b) | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Labour Party}}" |
| 1958 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |
| 1965 | rowspan=3| John McQuade | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" |
| 1970 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |
| 1971 | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"| 1973
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Election results
{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1921-72}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1929: Belfast Woodvale[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = John William Nixon
|votes = 9,904
|percentage = 58.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Beattie
|votes = 6,465
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,439
|percentage = 16.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,369
|percentage = 75.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent Unionist
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1933: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = John William Nixon
|votes = 8,709
|percentage = 56.6
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alexander Dalzell
|votes = 6,676
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,033
|percentage = 13.2
|change = -13.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,385
|percentage = 76.4
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent Unionist
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1938: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = John William Nixon
|votes = 9,335
|percentage = 59.0
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John William Dickson
|votes = 6,479
|percentage = 41.0
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,856
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,814
|percentage = 79.5
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent Unionist
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1945: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = John William Nixon
|votes = 9,274
|percentage = 66.4
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel Lyness Megraw
|votes = 4,686
|percentage = 33.6
|change = -7.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,588
|percentage = 32.8
|change = +14.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,960
|percentage = 69.3
|change = -10.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent Unionist
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
:At the 1949 Northern Ireland general election, John William Nixon was elected unopposed.
{{Election box begin | title=1950 Belfast Woodvale by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Harcourt
|votes = 3,939
|percentage = 33.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Robert Hill
|votes = 3,529
|percentage = 29.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Charles Hull
|votes = 2,893
|percentage = 29.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = David H. Walker
|votes = 1,533
|percentage = 12.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 410
|percentage = 3.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,894
|percentage = 57.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|loser = Independent Unionist
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1953: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Harcourt
|votes = 6,085
|percentage = 40.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = James Brennan Docherty
|votes = 5,786
|percentage = 38.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 3,286
|percentage = 21.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 299
|percentage = 1.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,157
|percentage = 69.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|loser = Independent Unionist
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1955 Belfast Woodvale by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Neville Martin
|votes = 5,609
|percentage = 52.0
|change = +11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 5,173
|percentage = 48.0
|change = +26.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 436
|percentage = 4.0
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,782
|percentage = 50.0
|change = -19.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1958: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 7,529
|percentage = 50.3
|change = +28.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Neville Martin
|votes = 7,449
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 80
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,978
|percentage = 71.8
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|loser = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1962: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 8,389
|percentage = 57.4
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = James Frazer Kerr
|votes = 6,232
|percentage = 42.6
|change = -7.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,157
|percentage = 14.8
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,621
|percentage = 71.9
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1965: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John McQuade
|votes = 6,791
|percentage = 57.3
|change = +14.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 5,067
|percentage = 42.7
|change = -14.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,724
|percentage = 14.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,858
|percentage = 57.3
|change = -14.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|loser = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1969: Belfast Woodvale}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John McQuade
|votes = 7,209
|percentage = 50.7
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Billy Boyd
|votes = 3,878
|percentage = 26.9
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Leslie Bell
|votes = 3,231
|percentage = 22.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,331
|percentage = 23.8
|change = +9.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,318
|percentage = 71.6
|change = +14.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Parliament of Northern Ireland}}
{{County Antrim constituencies}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929
Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973