| Belfast Willowfield | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parl Name: | Parliament of Northern Ireland |
| Year: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1973 |
| Blank1 Name: | Election method |
| Blank1 Info: | First past the post |
Belfast Willowfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast Willowfield was a borough constituency comprising part of southern 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 Willowfield was created by the division of Belfast South 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]
In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. The seat was generally held by Unionist candidates, although labour movement candidates often performed well and sometimes took the seat.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Arthur Black | Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1941(b) | Harry Midgley | Northern Ireland Labour Party | ||
| 1941 | Commonwealth Labour Party | |||
| 1947 | Ulster Unionist | |||
| 1958 | William Hinds | Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1969 | Independent Unionist | |||
| 1973 | constituency abolished | |||
At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, Arthur Black was elected unopposed.