Belfast West | |
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Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland |
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Belfast West shown within Northern Ireland
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Abolished | 1929 |
Election method | Single transferable vote |
Coordinates: 54°35′42″N 5°57′50″W / 54.595°N 5.964°W
Belfast West was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
Belfast West included the Court, Falls, St Anne's, St George's, Smithfield and Woodvale wards of the County Borough of Belfast. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Belfast Central, Belfast Falls, Belfast St Anne's and Belfast Woodvale constituencies.
Belfast West was a predominantly Unionist area with some pockets of Nationalist strength, electing three Unionists and one Nationalist in 1921 and one Unionists, one Independent Unionist, one Nationalist and one Labour Party member in 1925.
Devlin did not take his seat.
Twaddell was assassinated on 22 May 1922:
Devlin did not take his seat.