1950 Belfast West by-election

There was a by-election for Belfast West constituency on 29 November 1950.

It occurred after the winner at the 1950 UK general election, James Godfrey MacManaway, was disqualified as he was a priest.

Thomas Teevan, the Unionist candidate, narrowly beat Jack Beattie, a former MP for the constituency who was the candidate of the Irish Labour Party, by 913 votes. However Beattie beat Teevan at the 1951 general election.[1]

Result

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Belfast West by-election, 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Thomas Teevan 31,796 50.8 –0.7
Irish Labour Jack Beattie 30,833 49.2 +2.9
Majority 913 1.6 –3.8
Turnout 62,629 79.8 −3.8
Registered electors 78,459
UUP hold Swing
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References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. ^ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.