The constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast. It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.[1]
^ abThe Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
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belfast, bloomfield, northern, ireland, parliament, constituency, coordinates, belfast, bloomfield, constituency, parliament, northern, ireland, belfast, bloomfieldformer, borough, constituencyfor, parliament, northern, irelandbelfast, shown, within, northern,. Coordinates 54 35 35 N 5 53 17 W 54 593 N 5 888 W 54 593 5 888 Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland Belfast BloomfieldFormer Borough constituencyfor the Parliament of Northern IrelandBelfast shown within Northern IrelandFormer constituencyCreated1929Abolished1972Election methodFirst past the post Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Politics 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 ReferencesBoundaries EditBelfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Bloomfield was created by the division of Belfast East 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 1 Politics EditThe constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well 1 Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1929 Herbert Dixon 1st Baron Glentoran Ulster Unionist Party1950 b Daniel Dixon 2nd Baron Glentoran Ulster Unionist Party1961 b Walter Scott Ulster Unionist Party1973 Constituency abolishedElection results EditAt the 1929 and 1933 general elections Herbert Dixon was elected unopposed 2 General Election 1938 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Herbert Dixon 9 446 70 3 N AProgressive Unionist Phoebe Moody 3 988 29 7 NewMajority 5 458 40 6 N ATurnout 13 434 68 0 N AUlster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1945 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Herbert Dixon 1st Baron Glentoran 9 995 63 3 7 0Communist NI William McCullough 5 802 36 7 NewMajority 4 193 26 6 14 0Turnout 15 797 73 8 5 8Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1949 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Herbert Dixon 1st Baron Glentoran 14 058 87 5 12 2NI Labour Tom Boyd 1 386 8 6 NewCommunist NI William McCullough 623 3 9 32 8Majority 12 672 78 9 52 7Turnout 16 057 76 0 2 2Ulster Unionist hold SwingBelfast Bloomfield by election 1950 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Daniel Dixon 2nd Baron Glentoran 7 609 77 3 10 2NI Labour Robert S Thompson 2 232 22 7 14 1Majority 5 377 54 6 26 3Turnout 9 841 44 7 31 3Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1953 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Daniel Dixon 2nd Baron Glentoran 9 004 88 2 0 7Communist NI Andy Barr 1 207 11 8 7 9Majority 7 797 76 4 2 5Turnout 10 211 46 4 29 6Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1958 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Daniel Dixon 2nd Baron Glentoran 7 124 52 3 35 9NI Labour Edward Bell 4 010 29 4 NewInd Unionist Edward Courtney 2 492 18 3 11 1Majority 3 114 22 9 53 5Turnout 13 626 63 4 17 0Ulster Unionist hold Swing1961 Belfast Bloomfield by election 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Walter Scott 6 212 61 5 9 2NI Labour Robert McFarland Bingham 3 885 38 5 9 1Majority 2 237 23 0 0 1Turnout 10 097 45 9 17 5Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1962 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Walter Scott 7 921 56 7 4 4NI Labour Robert McFarland Bingham 6 053 43 3 13 9Majority 1 868 13 4 9 5Turnout 13 974 62 8 0 6Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1965 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Walter Scott 7 755 63 5 6 8NI Labour Robert Caldwell 4 154 34 0 9 3Communist NI Andy Barr 308 2 5 NewMajority 3 601 29 5 16 1Turnout 12 217 55 7 5 1Ulster Unionist hold SwingGeneral Election 1969 Belfast Bloomfield 2 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Walter Scott 9 084 61 2 2 3Protestant Unionist William Spence 3 568 24 0 NewNI Labour Robert Caldwell 2 196 14 8 19 2Majority 5 516 37 2 7 7Turnout 14 848 70 2 14 5Ulster Unionist hold SwingReferences Edit a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921 1972 Northern Ireland Elections a b c d e f g h i j k Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results Boroughs Belfast Archived from the original on 22 July 2018 Retrieved 4 January 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belfast Bloomfield Northern Ireland Parliament constituency amp oldid 1121381228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
