# Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

## Boundaries

Belfast Cromac was a borough constituency comprising part of southern 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 Cromac was created by the division of Belfast South 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 south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. It was always won by Unionist candidates, although labour movement and independent unionist candidates often contested it. All but its last MP died in office.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1929 | Anthony Babington | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1938 | Maynard Sinclair | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1953 | Joseph William Morgan | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1962(b) | John William Kennedy | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results

General Election 1929: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Anthony Babington | 6,680 | 61.1 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Reid | 4,246 | 38.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,434 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,926 | 64.6 | |
| | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) |
    At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Anthony Babington was elected unopposed.
General Election 1938: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 7,869 | 64.5 | N/A |
| | Progressive Unionist | William John Stewart | 4,337 | 35.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,532 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,206 | 75.4 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1945: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 8,407 | 67.1 | +2.6 |
| | Communist (NI) | Betty Sinclair | 4,130 | 32.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,277 | 34.2 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,537 | 71.6 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1949: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Maynard Sinclair | 10,152 | 82.4 | +15.3 |
| | Independent Labour | James A. Donnelly | 2,170 | 17.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,982 | 64.8 | +30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,322 | 74.3 | +2.7 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1953: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Joseph Morgan | 5,293 | 67.0 | −15.4 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Thomas Allen | 2,170 | 17.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,123 | 49.4 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,463 | 48.6 | −25.7 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Morgan was elected unopposed.
General Election 1962: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Joseph Morgan | 5,863 | 64.5 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | Cecil Allen | 3,225 | 35.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,638 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,088 | 63.4 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
Belfast Cromac by-election, 1962 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Kennedy | 4,801 | 62.0 | −2.5 |
| | NI Labour | Cecil Allen | 1,866 | 24.1 | −11.4 |
| | Ulster Liberal | Robert Huston | 1,074 | 13.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,935 | 37.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,741 | 54.0 | −9.6 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1965: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Kennedy | 5,126 | 71.8 | +7.3 |
| | NI Labour | Jack Barkley | 2,012 | 28.2 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 43.6 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,138 | 50.2 | −13.2 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1969: Belfast Cromac :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Kennedy | 6,320 | 77.0 | +5.2 |
| | NI Labour | Jack Barkley | 1,134 | 13.8 | −14.4 |
| | People's Democracy | Edward Wiegleb | 752 | 9.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,186 | 63.2 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,206 | 60.6 | +10.4 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |