Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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54°35′38″N 5°53′53″W / 54.594°N 5.898°W
| Belfast Pottinger | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
 Belfast Pottinger shown within Belfast and Belfast shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Belfast Pottinger was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast Pottinger was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern 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 Pottinger was created by the division of Belfast East 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.[1]
Politics
The seat was a stronghold for the labour movement, although Unionist candidates always polled well and were occasionally able to win the seat.[1]