# Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

## Boundaries

Belfast Duncairn 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 Duncairn 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. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1929 | William Grant | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1949(b) | George Boyle Hanna | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1956(b) | William Fitzsimmons | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results

    At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, William Grant was elected unopposed.
General Election 1933: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Grant | 6,626 | 60.7 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Hill | 4,294 | 39.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,332 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,920 | 70.2 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1938: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Grant | 7,151 | 54.1 | −6.6 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Cecil Mitchell Lowe | 3,956 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist Party | Robert Hill | 2,111 | 16.0 | −23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,195 | 24.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,218 | 75.8 | +5.6 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1945: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Grant | 7,034 | 54.5 | +0.4 |
| | NI Labour | James Morrow | 5,875 | 45.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 9.0 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,909 | 75.2 | −0.6 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1949: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Grant | 10,979 | 83.1 | +28.6 |
| | NI Labour | James Morrow | 2,230 | 16.9 | −28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,749 | 66.2 | +57.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,209 | 77.6 | +2.4 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | George Boyle Hanna | 7,590 | 73.9 | −9.2 |
| | NI Labour | James Morrow | 2,686 | 26.1 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,904 | 47.8 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,276 | 54.7 | −12.9 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
    At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, George Boyle Hanna was elected unopposed.
Belfast Duncairn by-election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 4,779 | 68.3 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | John William McDowell | 2,218 | 31.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,561 | 36.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,997 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
    At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Fitzsimmons was elected unopposed.
General Election 1962: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 6,943 | 58.5 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | John William McDowell | 4,850 | 40.9 | New |
| | World Socialist Party | Richard Montague | 66 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,859 | 60.6 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1965: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 6,200 | 64.6 | +6.1 |
| | NI Labour | John William McDowell | 3,404 | 35.4 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,796 | 29.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,604 | 49.3 | −11.3 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1969: Belfast Duncairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Fitzsimmons | 7,435 | 63.2 | −1.4 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Norman Porter | 4,321 | 36.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 26.4 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,756 | 63.8 | +14.5 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |