After the 1918 election, Sinn Féin invited all those elected for constituencies in Ireland to sit as TDs in Dáil Éireann rather than in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.[1] All those elected for Irish constituencies were included in the roll of the Dáil but only those elected for Sinn Féin sat in the First Dáil.[2] In May 1921, the Dáil passed a resolution declaring that elections to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland would be used as the election for the Second Dáil and that the First Dáil would be dissolved on the assembly of the new body.[3] The graduates of Queen's would then have represented in the Dáil by the four-seat constituency of Queen's University of Belfast, which also returned no representatives for Sinn Féin.
University constituencies had existed in the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors since 1603 and in 1918 Queen's was enfranchised as such. When the Parliament of Northern Ireland was established, the same franchise was preserved - see Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency).
As with most other Northern Ireland seats in this period, the electorate was heavily inclined towards the Ulster Unionists, with no contests for the Westminster seat taking place at all in the interwar years.
^ abcdefghCraig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 675. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
^ abWalker, Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–1992, page 16
^Walker, Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–1992, page 17
^Walker, Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–1992, page 18
^ abWalker, Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–1992, page 19
^Walker, Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–1992, page 20
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Not to be confused with Queen s University of Belfast Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Queen s University of Belfast was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament from 1918 until 1950 Queen s University BelfastFormer university constituencyfor the House of Commons1918 1950Seats1It returned one Member of Parliament MP elected by the first past the post voting system Contents 1 Franchise 2 First Dail 3 Members of Parliament 4 Politics and History of the constituency 5 Election results 6 ReferencesFranchise EditThe MP was rather elected by the graduates of Queen s University Belfast citation needed First Dail EditAfter the 1918 election Sinn Fein invited all those elected for constituencies in Ireland to sit as TDs in Dail Eireann rather than in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom 1 All those elected for Irish constituencies were included in the roll of the Dail but only those elected for Sinn Fein sat in the First Dail 2 In May 1921 the Dail passed a resolution declaring that elections to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland would be used as the election for the Second Dail and that the First Dail would be dissolved on the assembly of the new body 3 The graduates of Queen s would then have represented in the Dail by the four seat constituency of Queen s University of Belfast which also returned no representatives for Sinn Fein Members of Parliament EditElection Member 4 Party1918 William Whitla Ulster Unionist1923 Thomas Sinclair1940 by election Douglas Lloyd Savory1950 constituency abolishedPolitics and History of the constituency EditUniversity constituencies had existed in the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors since 1603 and in 1918 Queen s was enfranchised as such When the Parliament of Northern Ireland was established the same franchise was preserved see Queen s University of Belfast Northern Ireland Parliament constituency As with most other Northern Ireland seats in this period the electorate was heavily inclined towards the Ulster Unionists with no contests for the Westminster seat taking place at all in the interwar years Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 university constituencies at Westminster were abolished with effect at the 1950 United Kingdom general election Election results Edit1918 general election Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist William Whitla 1 487 92 65Sinn Fein Sean B Dolan 118 7 35Majority 1 369 85 30Turnout 1 605 78 72Ulster Unionist win new seat 5 General election 1922 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist William Whitla UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 7 General election 1923 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Thomas Sinclair UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 8 General election 1924 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Thomas Sinclair UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 8 General election 1929 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Thomas Sinclair UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 9 General election 1931 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Thomas Sinclair UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 10 General election 1935 Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Thomas Sinclair UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 11 Resignation of Sinclair Queen s University of Belfast by election 2 November 1940 Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Douglas Savory UnopposedUlster Unionist hold 6 11 1945 general election Queen s University of Belfast Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist Douglas Savory 1 923 72 5 N AIndependent Thomas Cusack 728 27 5 NewMajority 1 195 45 0 N ATurnout 2 651 51 6 N AUlster Unionist hold 6 12 References Edit The inaugural public meeting of Dail Eireann Dail 100 Retrieved 22 February 2019 3 AN ROLLA Houses of the Oireachtas 21 January 1919 Retrieved 22 February 2019 Dail Eireann debate Tuesday 10 May 1921 PRESIDENT S STATEMENT ELECTIONS Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 22 February 2019 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with Q Walker Brian M ed 1978 Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0 901714 12 7 a b c d e f g h Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 675 ISBN 0 900178 06 X Walker Brian M ed 1992 Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 Dublin Royal Irish Academy p 15 ISBN 0 901714 96 8 a b Walker Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 page 16 Walker Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 page 17 Walker Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 page 18 a b Walker Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 page 19 Walker Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1918 1992 page 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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