# Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

## Boundaries

Belfast Ballynafeigh 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 Ballynafeigh 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 consistently won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although independent Unionist and labour candidates also stood.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1929 | Thomas Moles | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1933 | Thomas Moles | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1937 | Frederick Thompson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1945 | Frederick Thompson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1949 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1950 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1953 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1958 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1962 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1965 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1969 | Ivan Neill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results

General Election 22 May 1929: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Thomas Moles | 5,152 | 59.4 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Kennedy Gibson | 3,525 | 40.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,627 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,677 | | |
| | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) | UUP win (new seat) |
General Election 30 November 1933: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Thomas Moles | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Moles
1937 Belfast Ballynafeigh By-election: Belfast Ballynafeigh, 2 April 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 9 February 1938: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | 7,221 | 70.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | William McMillan | 3,037 | 29.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,184 | 40.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,258 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 14 June 1945: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Frederick Thompson (Northern Irish politician) | 5,775 | 48.5 | −21.9 |
| | Commonwealth Labour | William Kennedy | 3,715 | 31.2 | New |
| | NI Labour | John Roney Baine | 2,424 | 20.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,060 | 17.3 | −23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,069 | 45.78 | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 10 February 1949: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 22 October 1953: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,495 | 67.2 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist | Victor Scott McVea | 2,682 | 32.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,813 | 34.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,177 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 20 March 1958: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,273 | 61.4 | −5.8 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Victor Scott McVea | 3,320 | 38.6 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,953 | 22.8 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,593 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 31 May 1962: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,474 | 57.8 | −3.6 |
| | NI Labour | F. D. Hazard | 2,736 | 28.9 | New |
| | Ulster Liberal | Judith Rosenfield | 1,255 | 13.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,738 | 28.9 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,465 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 25 November 1965: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | 5,010 | 65.6 | +7.8 |
| | NI Labour | Erskine Holmes | 2,624 | 34.4 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,386 | 31.2 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,634 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 24 February 1969: Belfast Ballynafeigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Ivan Neill | 6,523 | 70.9 | +5.3 |
| | NI Labour | Erskine Holmes | 2,675 | 29.1 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,848 | 41.8 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,198 | | |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |