1950 Belfast West by-election

There was a by-election for Belfast West constituency on 29 November 1950.

It occurred after the winner at the 1950 UK general election, James Godfrey MacManaway, was disqualified as he was a priest.

Thomas Teevan, the Unionist candidate, narrowly beat Jack Beattie, a former MP for the constituency who was the candidate of the Irish Labour Party, by 913 votes. However Beattie beat Teevan at the 1951 general election.[1]

Result

Belfast West by-election, 1950[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Thomas Teevan	31,796	50.8	–0.7
	Irish Labour	Jack Beattie	30,833	49.2	+2.9
Majority			913	1.6	–3.8
Turnout			62,629	79.8	−3.8
Registered electors			78,459
	UUP hold		Swing

External links

• A Vision of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
2. "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.