Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Queen's University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. In 1969 the constituency was abolished under the reforms carried out by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill.

Not to be confused with Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency).

Queen's University of Belfast
Former University constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Belfast QUB Constituency 1929-1969
Queen's University of Belfast Constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1969
Election methodSingle transferable vote

Franchise

The constituency was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and its four MPs were elected by the graduates of Queen's University of Belfast.

Second Dáil

In May 1921, Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the self-declared Irish Republic run by Sinn Féin, 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.[1] All those elected were on the roll of the Second Dáil, but as no Sinn Féin MP was elected for Queen's University, it was not represented there.[2]

Members of Parliament
Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
MPs
(1921)		 John Campbell Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone Ulster Unionist Hugh Morrison Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1929)		 Robert Corkey Ulster Unionist Robert McNeill Ind. Unionist
MPs
(1935)		 Arthur Brownlow Mitchell Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1938)		 John MacDermott Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1938)		 Howard Stevenson Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1942)		 William Lyle Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1943)		 John W. Renshaw Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1944)		 Herbert Quin Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1945)		 Frederick McSorley Independent Irene Calvert Independent
MPs
1948		 Samuel Irwin Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1949)		 Eileen M. Hickey Independent William Lyle Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1949)		 Frederick Lloyd-Dodd Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1953)		 Elizabeth Maconachie Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1958)		 Charles Stewart Independent
MPs
(1961)		 Sheelagh Murnaghan Ulster Liberal
MPs
(1962)		 Ian McClure Ulster Unionist
MPs
(1966)		 Robert Porter Ulster Unionist

Election results

Elections in the 1920s
1921 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Ulster Unionist John Campbell 43.35 835    
Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 19.11 368 438  
Ulster Unionist Professor Robert James Johnstone 14.49 279 602  
Ulster Unionist Hugh Smith Morrison 12.62 243 296 564
Sinn Féin Sean B. Dolan 10.44 201 204 204
Electorate: 2,528   Valid: 1,926   Quota: 386   Turnout: 76.19%  
    At the 1925 Northern Ireland general election, John Campbell, Robert James Johnstone, Hugh Morrison and John Hanna Robb were elected unopposed.
    1929 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 24.9 528    
    Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 24.0 510    
    Ind. Unionist Robert McNeill 20.8 441    
    Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 16.0 340 397 438
    Ulster Unionist Arthur Brownlow Mitchell 14.2 302 348 392
    Electorate: 3,324   Valid: 2,121   Quota: 425   Turnout: 63.8%  

      Elections in the 1930s
      1933 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 29.5 695  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 21.7 512  
      Ulster Unionist John Hanna Robb 19.1 451 472
      Ind. Unionist Robert McNeill 15.6 368 604
      Independent Frederick McSorley 14.0 331 337
      Electorate: 3,800   Valid: 2,357   Quota: 472   Turnout: 62.0%  
        At the 1935 Queen's University of Belfast by-election, Arthur Brownlow Mitchell was elected unopposed.
        1938 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Ulster Unionist Robert Corkey 608 24.8 1 1
        Ulster Unionist Robert James Johnstone 600 24.5 2 1
        Ulster Unionist Arthur Brownlow Mitchell 369 14.7 3 5
        Independent Frederick McSorley 359 5
        Ind. Unionist S. Sims 259 10.6 3
        Ulster Unionist John MacDermott 253 10.3 4 5
        Turnout 2,448 61.1 – 0.9
        At the 1938 Queen's University of Belfast by-election, Howard Stevenson was elected unopposed.

        Elections in the 1940s
        At the 1942 Queen's University of Belfast by-election, William Lyle was elected unopposed.
        At the 1943 Queen's University of Belfast by-election, John W. Renshaw was elected unopposed.
        1944 Queen's University of Belfast by-election
        Party Candidate Votes % ±%
        Ulster Unionist Herbert Quin 1,178 53.6 -20.7
        Independent Irene Calvert 1,020 46.4 New
        Majority 158 71.8 N/A
        Turnout 2,198 46.7 – 14.4
        Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
        1945 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Independent Frederick McSorley 649 21.6 1 1
        Ulster Unionist Howard Stevenson 580 19.3 2 1
        Independent Irene Calvert 570 18.9 3 1
        Ulster Unionist Herbert Quin 535 17.8 4 3
        Ulster Unionist E. B. Wallace 286 9.5 3
        Ulster Unionist William Lyle 279 9.3 3
        Ind. Unionist S. Sims 109 3.6 2
        Turnout 3,008 59.1 – 2.0
        1948 Queen's University of Belfast by-election
        Party Candidate Votes % ±%
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 2,735 70.8 +13.9
        Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,126 29.2 New
        Majority 1,609 41.7 N/A
        Turnout 3,861 57.4 – 1.7
        Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
        1949 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,662 31.7 1 1
        Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,073 20.5 2 1
        Independent Irene Calvert 955 18.2 3 3
        Ulster Unionist E. B. Wallace 620 11.8 3
        Ulster Unionist William Lyle 588 11.2 4 3
        Ulster Unionist Howard Stevenson 339 6.5 2
        Turnout 5,237 75.0 + 15.9
        1949 Queen's University of Belfast by-election
        Party Candidate Votes % ±%
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 2,100 54.0 -7.2
        Ind. Unionist N. S. Dickson 1,312 33.7 New
        Independent E. Reid 479 12.3 New
        Majority 749 19.2 N/A
        Turnout 3,891 54.2 – 20.8
        Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

        Elections in the 1950s
        1953 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,840 32.9 1 1
        Independent Eileen M. Hickey 1,206 21.6 2 1
        Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 940 16.8 4 2
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 706 12.6 3 2
        Independent R. Appleton 539 9.6 2
        NI Labour Sam Napier 297 5.3 2
        Turnout 5,586 63.7 – 11.3
        1958 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Irwin 1,640 28.3 1 1
        Independent Charles Stewart 1,218 21.0 2 1
        Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 1,131 19.5 3 2
        Ulster Liberal Albert McElroy 759 13.1 4
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Lloyd-Dodd 706 12.2 4 4
        NI Labour S. J. Watt 345 5.9 2
        Turnout 5,799 52.9 – 10.8

        Elections in the 1960s
        1961 Queen's University of Belfast by-election
        Party Candidate Votes % ±%
        Ulster Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 2,622 52.5 +39.4
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Rodgers 2,370 47.5 -12.5
        Majority 252 5.0 N/A
        Turnout 4,992 45.1 – 7.8
        Ulster Liberal gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A
        1962 General Election: Queen's University of Belfast (4 seats)
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Ulster Unionist Ian McClure 2,040 30.0 1 1
        Ulster Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 1,698 24.9 2 1
        Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Maconachie 1,252 18.4 3 2
        Independent Charles Stewart 1,220 17.9 4 3
        Ulster Unionist H. R. Brown 597 8.8 3
        Turnout 6,807 53.8 + 0.9
        At the 1965 Northern Ireland general election, Harold McClure, Elizabeth Maconachie, Sheelagh Murnaghan and Charles Stewart were elected unopposed.
        1966 Queen's University of Belfast by-election
        Party Candidate Votes % ±%
        Ulster Unionist Robert Porter 3,717 55.6 N/A
        Ulster Liberal Albert McElroy 2,968 44.4 N/A
        Majority 749 11.2 N/A
        Turnout 6,685 48.7 N/A
        Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Swing N/A

        References
        1. "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 10 May 1921 - PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT. - ELECTIONS". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
        2. "APPENDIX 19 DÁIL ÉIREANN". Houses of the Oireachtas. 16 August 1921. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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