# Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Belfast Oldpark was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

## Boundaries

Belfast Oldpark was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Oldpark was created by the division of Belfast North 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.

## Politics

In common with other seats in North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. The seat alternated between Unionist and labour movement representatives, and was often closely contested.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1929 | Wilson Hungerford | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1945 | Robert Getgood | Labour (NI) |
| | 1949 | William James Morgan | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1958 | Vivian Simpson | Labour (NI) |
| 1973 | 1973 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

General Election 1929: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Wilson Hungerford | 6,122 | 50.8 | |
| | NI Labour | Sam Kyle | 5,933 | 49.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,055 | 77.0 | |
| | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) |
General Election 1933: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 5,427 | 56.6 | +5.8 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William McConnell Wilton | 5,933 | 49.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 13.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,360 | 61.9 | −15.1 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1938: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 7,310 | 50.5 | −6.1 |
| | NI Labour | Jack MacGougan | 5,900 | 40.8 | New |
| | Progressive Unionist | Robert Bradford | 1,253 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,410 | 9.7 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,463 | 74.9 | +13.0 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1945: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 8,829 | 56.2 | +15.4 |
| | UUP | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 6,390 | 40.7 | −9.8 |
| | Socialist Republican | David Wylie | 481 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 15.5 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,700 | 74.7 | −0.2 |
| | NI Labour gain from UUP | NI Labour gain from UUP | Swing | | |
General Election 1949: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William James Morgan | 9,599 | 59.0 | +18.3 |
| | NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 6,661 | 41.0 | −15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,938 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,260 | 78.6 | +3.9 |
| | UUP gain from NI Labour | UUP gain from NI Labour | Swing | | |
General Election 1953: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William James Morgan | 6,984 | 50.2 | −8.8 |
| | NI Labour | Billy Blease | 4,183 | 30.0 | −11.0 |
| | Irish Labour | Cronan Francis Hughes | 2,752 | 19.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,801 | 20.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,919 | 64.7 | −13.9 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1958: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,307 | 50.6 | +20.6 |
| | UUP | William James Morgan | 6,152 | 49.4 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 1.2 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,459 | 61.5 | −3.2 |
| | NI Labour gain from UUP | NI Labour gain from UUP | Swing | | |
General Election 1962: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 8,486 | 62.5 | +11.9 |
| | UUP | William Henry Cushley | 5,082 | 37.5 | −11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,404 | 25.0 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,568 | 69.7 | +8.2 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1965: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,210 | 59.5 | −3.0 |
| | UUP | John Ferguson | 4,221 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,989 | 19.0 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,431 | 55.1 | −14.6 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1969: Belfast Oldpark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,779 | 56.5 | −3.0 |
| | UUP | Joseph Foster Cairns | 5,224 | 43.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 13.0 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,003 | 67.4 | +12.3 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |