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
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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)