Boundaries
1921-1929: The City of Belfast was divided into four constituencies, each returning four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation. There were four single member UK Parliament constituencies with the same names, which existed from 1885 to 1918 and since 1922. See Belfast East, Belfast North, Belfast South and Belfast West.
The Northern Ireland Parliament seats comprised the following wards of the then County Borough of Belfast (as they existed in 1921).
Belfast East : Dock, Pottinger and Victoria.
Belfast North : Clifton, Duncairn and Shankill.
Belfast South : Cromac, Ormeau and Windsor.
Belfast West : Court, Falls, St Anne's, St George's, Smithfield and Woodvale.
1929-1973: The area was divided into sixteen single member constituencies, electing MPs using the first past the post electoral system.
- Belfast East was split into the following constituencies.
Bloomfield: Part of Pottinger ward.
Dock: Dock ward.
Pottinger: Parts of Pottinger and Victoria wards.
Victoria: Part of Victoria ward.
- Belfast North was divided into the following seats.
Clifton: Parts of Clifton and Duncairn wards.
Duncairn: Part of Duncairn ward.
Oldpark: Parts of Clifton and Shankill wards.
Shankill: Part of Shankill ward.
- Belfast South was partitioned into the following divisions.
Ballynafeigh: Part of Ormeau ward.
Cromac: Cromac ward.
Willowfield: Part of Ormeau ward.
Windsor: Windsor ward.
- Belfast West was redistributed into the following areas.
Central: Smithfield ward and part of Court, St Anne's and Woodvale wards.
Falls: Falls ward.
St. Anne's: St George's ward and part of St Anne's ward.
Woodvale: Part of Court and Woodvale wards..
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 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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