Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
# Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Belfast Oldpark was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

## Boundaries

Belfast Oldpark was a borough constituency comprising part of northern 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 Oldpark was created by the division of Belfast North 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 North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. The seat alternated between Unionist and labour movement representatives, and was often closely contested.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1929 | Wilson Hungerford | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1945 | Robert Getgood | Labour (NI) |
| | 1949 | William James Morgan | Ulster Unionist |
| | 1958 | Vivian Simpson | Labour (NI) |
| 1973 | 1973 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

General Election 1929: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Wilson Hungerford | 6,122 | 50.8 | |
| | NI Labour | Sam Kyle | 5,933 | 49.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,055 | 77.0 | |
| | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) | Ulster Unionist win (new seat) |

General Election 1933: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 5,427 | 56.6 | +5.8 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William McConnell Wilton | 5,933 | 49.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 13.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,360 | 61.9 | -15.1 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 1938: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 7,310 | 50.5 | -6.1 |
| | NI Labour | Jack MacGougan | 5,900 | 40.8 | New |
| | Progressive Unionist | Robert Bradford | 1,253 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,410 | 9.7 | -3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,463 | 74.9 | +13.0 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

General Election 1945: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 8,829 | 56.2 | +15.4 |
| | Ulster Unionist | Sir Wilson Hungerford | 6,390 | 40.7 | -9.8 |
| | Socialist Republican | David Wylie | 481 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 15.5 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,700 | 74.7 | -0.2 |
| | NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | | |

General Election 1949: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | William James Morgan | 9,599 | 59.0 | +18.3 |
| | NI Labour | Robert Getgood | 6,661 | 41.0 | -15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,938 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,260 | 78.6 | +3.9 |
| | Ulster Unionist gain from NI Labour | Ulster Unionist gain from NI Labour | Swing | | |

General Election 1953: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulster Unionist | William James Morgan | 6,984 | 50.2 | -8.8 |
| | NI Labour | Billy Blease | 4,183 | 30.0 | -11.0 |
| | Irish Labour | Cronan Francis Hughes | 2,752 | 19.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,801 | 20.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,919 | 64.7 | -13.9 |
| | Ulster Unionist hold | Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | | |

General Election 1958: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,307 | 50.6 | +20.6 |
| | Ulster Unionist | William James Morgan | 6,152 | 49.4 | -0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 1.2 | -19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,459 | 61.5 | -3.2 |
| | NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | NI Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | | |

General Election 1962: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 8,486 | 62.5 | +11.9 |
| | Ulster Unionist | William Henry Cushley | 5,082 | 37.5 | -11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,404 | 25.0 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,568 | 69.7 | +8.2 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |

General Election 1965: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,210 | 59.5 | -3.0 |
| | Ulster Unionist | John Ferguson | 4,221 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,989 | 19.0 | -6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,431 | 55.1 | -14.6 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |

General Election 1969: Belfast Oldpark :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NI Labour | Vivian Simpson | 6,779 | 56.5 | -3.0 |
| | Ulster Unionist | Joseph Foster Cairns | 5,224 | 43.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 13.0 | -6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,003 | 67.4 | +12.3 |
| | NI Labour hold | NI Labour hold | Swing | | |
