Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

54°35′31″N 5°55′26″W / 54.592°N 5.924°W / 54.592; -5.924

Belfast Cromac
Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

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

	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

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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General Election 1929: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UUP	Anthony Babington	6,680	61.1
	Ind. Unionist	James Reid	4,246	38.9
Majority			2,434	22.2
Turnout			10,926	64.6
	UUP win (new seat)

At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Anthony Babington was elected unopposed.

General Election 1938: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Maynard Sinclair	7,869	64.5	*N/A*
	Progressive Unionist	William John Stewart	4,337	35.5	New
Majority			3,532	29.0	N/A
Turnout			12,206	75.4	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1945: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Maynard Sinclair	8,407	67.1	+2.6
	Communist (NI)	Betty Sinclair	4,130	32.9	New
Majority			4,277	34.2	+5.2
Turnout			12,537	71.6	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1949: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Maynard Sinclair	10,152	82.4	+15.3
	Independent Labour	James A. Donnelly	2,170	17.6	New
Majority			7,982	64.8	+30.6
Turnout			12,322	74.3	+2.7
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1953: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Joseph Morgan	5,293	67.0	−15.4
	Ind. Unionist	Thomas Allen	2,170	17.6	New
Majority			3,123	49.4	−15.4
Turnout			7,463	48.6	−25.7
	UUP hold		Swing

At the 1958 Northern Ireland general election, William Morgan was elected unopposed.

General Election 1962: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Joseph Morgan	5,863	64.5	*N/A*
	NI Labour	Cecil Allen	3,225	35.5	New
Majority			2,638	29.0	N/A
Turnout			9,088	63.4	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

Belfast Cromac by-election, 1962
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			2,935	37.9	+8.9
Turnout			7,741	54.0	−9.6
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1965: Belfast Cromac
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Kennedy	5,126	71.8	+7.3
	NI Labour	Jack Barkley	2,012	28.2	−7.3
Majority			3,114	43.6	+14.6
Turnout			7,138	50.2	−13.2
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1969: Belfast Cromac
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			5,186	63.2	+19.6
Turnout			8,206	60.6	+10.4
	UUP hold		Swing

References

^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast

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Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

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Westminster 1801–present

Historic

Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
Belfast (1801–85)
Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
Belfast Falls (1918–22)
Belfast Ormeau (1918–22)
Belfast Pottinger (1918–22)
Belfast Shankill (1918–22)
Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922–2024)
Belfast St Anne's (1918–22)
Belfast Victoria (1918–22)
Belfast Woodvale (1918–22)
Carrickfergus (1801–85)
Lisburn (1801–85)
Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current

East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—)
North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast South and Mid Down (2024—)
Belfast West (1885–1918, 1922—)
Lagan Valley 1983—

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	East Antrim Mid Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast Cromac Belfast Duncairn Belfast Falls Belfast Ormeau Belfast Pottinger Belfast St Anne's Belfast Shankill Belfast Victoria Belfast Woodvale Queen's University of Belfast

Second Dáil
1921–22

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

1921–29

Antrim (1921–29)
Belfast East (1921–29)
Belfast North (1921–29)
Belfast South (1921–29)
West Belfast (1921–29)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72

Bannside (1929–72)
Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72)
Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72)
Belfast Central (1929–72)
Belfast Clifton (1929–72)
Belfast Cromac (1929–72)
Belfast Dock (1929–72)
Belfast Duncairn (1929–72)
Belfast Falls (1929–72)
Belfast Oldpark (1929–72)
Belfast Pottinger (1929–72)
Belfast Shankill (1929–72)
Belfast St Anne's (1929–72)
Belfast Victoria (1929–72)
Belfast Willowfield (1929–72)
Belfast Windsor (1929–72)
Belfast Woodvale (1929–72)
Carrick (1929–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Larne (1929–72)
Mid Antrim (1929–72)
Newtownabbey (1969–72)
North Antrim (1929–72)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

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