1943 Belfast West by-election

The 1943 Belfast West by-election, was a by-election held on 9 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Belfast West, in Northern Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Browne had died in December 1942.^[1]

The winner was Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie, a shock result in what had previously been a Unionist safe seat.

Results edit

Belfast West by-election, 9 February 1943^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NI Labour	Jack Beattie	19,936	46.2	*New*
	Ulster Unionist	Knox Cunningham	14,426	33.4	–29.2
	Ind. Unionist Party	William McConnell Wilton	7,551	17.5	New
	Independent Republican	Hugh Corvin	1,250	2.9	–34.5
Majority			5,510	12.8	N/A
Turnout			43,163	54.8	–13.2
Registered electors			78,763
	NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist		Swing

^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 564. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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