Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Belfast Bloomfield
Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1972
Election method	First past the post

Belfast Bloomfield was a special area in Northern Ireland that elected a person to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Think of it like a school district that chooses a student council representative. This area was called a "constituency."

What Was Belfast Bloomfield?

Belfast Bloomfield was a specific voting area, or constituency, located in the eastern part of Belfast. It was created in 1929. This happened when a new law changed how elections worked across Northern Ireland.

This new law introduced a system called "first-past-the-post." This means that in an election, the candidate who gets the most votes wins, even if they don't get more than half of all the votes.

How the Constituency Was Formed

Before 1929, a larger area called Belfast East existed. This area was then split into four smaller constituencies. Belfast Bloomfield was one of these new areas.

Belfast Bloomfield always elected just one person to the Parliament. It stayed the same until 1972. In 1972, the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily stopped. It was then officially closed down in 1973.

Members of Parliament

A Member of Parliament (MP) is the person elected by the people in a constituency to represent them in the Parliament. Here are the people who represented Belfast Bloomfield:

Election Results Summary

In some early elections, like in 1929 and 1933, the candidate for Belfast Bloomfield, Herbert Dixon, was elected without anyone running against him. This is called being "unopposed."

Throughout its history, Belfast Bloomfield was mainly represented by members of the Ulster Unionist Party. They often won elections by a large number of votes. This shows that the party had strong support in this area.