Peter Robinson



	
	
	
	
	





	COMPLETE EAST BELFAST PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS 
SINCE THE ACT OF UNION 1800





1800 - ALL OF 
BELFAST 
REPRESENTED BY 1 MP
Belfast Electorate – 13 electors 
 
 






  
    
    1801
    
    Edward May
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1802
    
    Edward 
    May
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1806
    
    Edward 
    May
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1807
    
    Edward 
    May
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1812
    
    Sir 
    Edward May Bt
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1814
    
    On death of Sir Edward May
    Sir Stephen May Bt
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1816
    
    May app.Collector of Customs, 
    Belfast Port
    Lt Gen john Michel
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1818
    
    Arthur Chichester
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1820
    
    Earl of 
    Belfast (GH Chichester)
    
     
  

 
 
1821 - ALL OF 
BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 1 MP
Belfast Population – 37,277 
 
 








  
    
    1826
    
    Earl of 
    Belfast (GH Chichester)
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1830
    
    Sir Arthur Chichester Bt
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1831
    
    Sir 
    Arthur Chichester Bt
    
     
  

 
 
1832 - ALL OF 
BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 2 MPs
Belfast Population – 49,938
Belfast Electorate – 1,659 electors 
 
 









  
    
    1832
    
    Lord Arthur Chichester
    J E Tennent
    R J 
    Tennent
    William 
    Sharman Crawford
    
    L
    
    L
    
    L
    
    L
    
    834
    723
    625
    616
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1835
    
    J E 
    Tennent
    John 
    McCance
    Lord 
    Arthur Chichester
    John 
    French
    
    C
    L
    C
    L
    
    773
    719
    713
        3
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
     
  
  
    
    1835
    
    On death of McCance
    George Dunbar
    R J 
    Tennent
    
    
     
    C
    L
    
    
     
    162
      82
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1837
    
    James 
    Gibson
    Earl of 
    Belfast (G H Chichester)
    J E 
    Tennent
    George 
    Dunbar
    
    L
    
    L
    
    C
    
    C
    
    941
    922
    915
    866
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1838
    
    
    On petition 
    Gibson & Earl of Belfast 
    unseated
    Tennent and Dunbar
    
    declared 
    elected 8 March 1838
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1841
    
    J E Tennent
    W G 
    Johnson
    Earl of 
    Belfast
    D R Ross
    
    C
    C
    L
    L
    
    927
    913
    821
    792
  
  
    
     
    
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1842
    
    
    On petition 
    Tennent & Johnson unseated & new writ issued.
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1842
    
    D R 
    Ross
    J E Tennent
    Lord  H F 
    Chichester
    
    L
    C
    C
    
    886
    859
    500
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1847
    
    R H 
    Tennent
    Lord J L Chichester
    George 
    Suffern
    
    L
    P
    C
    
    929
    747
    689
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1852
    
    
    Richard Davison
    H McC Cairns
    R J 
    Tennent
    
    C
    C
    L
    
    1,259
    1,193
       904
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1857
    
    H 
    McC Cairns QC
    Richard 
    Davison
    J R 
    McClean
    J F 
    Ferguson
    Thomas 
    McClure
    
    C
    C
    L
    L
    L
    
    1,479
    1,410
       995
       733
       566
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1858
    
    Cairns app. S.G.
    H McC Cairns QC
    
    
     
    C
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1859
    
    Sir 
    H McC Cairns QC
    Richard 
    Davison
    
    C
    C
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1860
    
    Davison resigns
    SG Getty
    
    
     
    C
    
     
  

 
 
 
1861 - ALL OF 
BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 2 MPs
Belfast Population – 78,344
Belfast Electorate – 3,570 electors 
 
 










  
    
    1865
    
    Sir 
    H McC Cairns QC
    SG 
    Getty
    Lord John 
    Hay
    
    C
    C
    L
    
    1,822
    1,728
       991
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1866
    
    Cairns app. A G for England
    Sir H McC Cairns QC
    
    
     
    C
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1866
    
    Cairns app. Lord justice
    
    of appeal in chancery, 
    England
    Charles Lanyon
    William 
    McMechan
    
    
     
     
    C
    C
    
     
     
    1,263
         13
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1868
    
    
    William Johnston
    Thomas McClure
    Sir 
    Charles Lanyon
    John 
    Mulholland
    
    
    C
    L
    C
    C
    
    5,975
    4,202
    3,540
    1,580
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1874
    
    J P 
    Corry
    William Johnston
    Thomas 
    McClure
    John 
    Rea
    
    
    C
    C
    L
    C
    
    8,412
    8,176
    4,096
       506
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1878
    
    Johnston app. Inspector of 
    fisheries in Ireland
    William Ewart
    Robert 
    Seeds LLD QC
    
    
     
    C
    C
    
     
    8,241
    4,895
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1880
    
    
    William Ewart
    J P Corry
    Robert 
    Seeds LLD QC
    J S 
    Brown
    
    
    C
    C
    C
    L
    
    8,132
    7,683
    6,119
    5,122
  

 
 
1881 – First 
Division of BELFAST 
into 4 Parliamentary Constituencies
Belfast Population – 208,122
Belfast Electorate – 21,989 electors 
 
 









  
    
    1885
    
    E S 
    W de Cobain
    Sir J P 
    Corry
    R W 
    Murray
    
    
    IndC
    C
    L
    
    
    3,033
    2,929
    870
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1886
    
    E S 
    W de Cobain
    Robert 
    McCalmont
    
    
    U
    L
    
    5,055
    1,239
  

 
 
1891 –EAST 
BELFAST a single Parliamentary Constituency
East Belfast Population - 85,661

East Belfast 
Electorate – 10,793
 
 









  
    
    1892
    
    De Cobain expelled from 
    House of Commons
    G W Wolff
    Sir W T 
    Charley QC 
    
    
     
    U
    IndU
    
     
    4,746
    2,607
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1892
    
    G W 
    Wolff
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1895
    
    G W 
    Wolff
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1900
    
    G W 
    Wolff
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1906
    
    G W 
    Wolff
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1910
    
    G W 
    Wolff
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  
  
    
     
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
     
  
  
    
    1910
    
    RJ 
    McMordie
    
    
    U
    
    
     
  

 
1911 –EAST 
BELFAST a single Parliamentary Constituency
East Belfast Population – 135,788

East Belfast 
Electorate – 17,176
 
 








  
    
    1914
    
    On death of McMordie
    Col 
    R G Sharman Crawford
    
    
     
    U
    
     
  

 
 
1918 –BELFAST 
divided into 8 Parliamentary Constituencies 2 of which were in east Belfast
Pottinger Population – 39,173         Victoria Population– 47,260

Pottinger Electorate – 17,084          Victoria Electorate – 19,494
 
 









  
    
    1918
    Pottinger
    
    Capt Herbert Dixon
    S C Porter
    J H 
    Bennett
    Bernard 
    Campbell
    
    
    U
    LRC
    IndL
    SF
    
    8,574
    2,513
       659
       393

1801	Edward May

1802	Edward May

1806	Edward May

1807	Edward May

1812	Sir Edward May Bt

1814	On death of Sir Edward May Sir Stephen May Bt

1816	May app.Collector of Customs, Belfast Port Lt Gen john Michel

1818	Arthur Chichester

1820	Earl of Belfast (GH Chichester)

1826	Earl of Belfast (GH Chichester)

1830	Sir Arthur Chichester Bt

1831	Sir Arthur Chichester Bt

1832	Lord Arthur Chichester J E Tennent R J Tennent William Sharman Crawford	L L L L	834 723 625 616

1835	J E Tennent John McCance Lord Arthur Chichester John French	C L C L	773 719 713 3

1835	On death of McCance George Dunbar R J Tennent	C L	162 82

1837	James Gibson Earl of Belfast (G H Chichester) J E Tennent George Dunbar	L L C C	941 922 915 866

1838	On petition Gibson & Earl of Belfast unseated Tennent and Dunbar declared elected 8 March 1838

1841	J E Tennent W G Johnson Earl of Belfast D R Ross	C C L L	927 913 821 792

1842	On petition Tennent & Johnson unseated & new writ issued.

1842	D R Ross J E Tennent Lord H F Chichester	L C C	886 859 500

1847	R H Tennent Lord J L Chichester George Suffern	L P C	929 747 689

1852	Richard Davison H McC Cairns R J Tennent	C C L	1,259 1,193 904

1857	H McC Cairns QC Richard Davison J R McClean J F Ferguson Thomas McClure	C C L L L	1,479 1,410 995 733 566

1858	Cairns app. S.G. H McC Cairns QC	C

1859	Sir H McC Cairns QC Richard Davison	C C

1860	Davison resigns SG Getty	C

1865	Sir H McC Cairns QC SG Getty Lord John Hay	C C L	1,822 1,728 991

1866	Cairns app. A G for England Sir H McC Cairns QC	C

1866	Cairns app. Lord justice of appeal in chancery, England Charles Lanyon William McMechan	C C	1,263 13

1868	William Johnston Thomas McClure Sir Charles Lanyon John Mulholland	C L C C	5,975 4,202 3,540 1,580

1874	J P Corry William Johnston Thomas McClure John Rea	C C L C	8,412 8,176 4,096 506

1878	Johnston app. Inspector of fisheries in Ireland William Ewart Robert Seeds LLD QC	C C	8,241 4,895

1880	William Ewart J P Corry Robert Seeds LLD QC J S Brown	C C C L	8,132 7,683 6,119 5,122

1892	De Cobain expelled from House of Commons G W Wolff Sir W T Charley QC	U IndU	4,746 2,607

1892	G W Wolff	U

1895	G W Wolff	U

1900	G W Wolff	U

1906	G W Wolff	U

1910	G W Wolff	U

1910	RJ McMordie	U

Belfast Electorate – 13 electors

Edward May

Sir Stephen May Bt

Lt Gen john Michel

Arthur Chichester

1821 - ALL OF BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 1 MP

Belfast Population – 37,277

Sir Arthur Chichester Bt

1832 - ALL OF BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 2 MPs

Belfast Population – 49,938

Belfast Electorate – 1,659 electors

Lord Arthur Chichester

J E Tennent

L

George Dunbar

L

Tennent and Dunbar

J E Tennent

C

J E Tennent

L

R H Tennent

Lord J L Chichester

L

Richard Davison

H McC Cairns

C

H McC Cairns QC

C

Cairns app. S.G.

H McC Cairns QC

Sir H McC Cairns QC

C

SG Getty

1861 - ALL OF BELFAST REPRESENTED BY 2 MPs

Belfast Population – 78,344

Belfast Electorate – 3,570 electors

Sir H McC Cairns QC

C

Cairns app. A G for England

Sir H McC Cairns QC

Cairns app. Lord justice

of appeal in chancery, England

Charles Lanyon

William McMechan

William Johnston

Thomas McClure

John Mulholland

C

J P Corry

William Johnston

John Rea

C

Johnston app. Inspector of fisheries in Ireland

William Ewart

Robert Seeds LLD QC

William Ewart

J P Corry

J S Brown

C

1881 – First Division of BELFAST into 4 Parliamentary Constituencies

Belfast Population – 208,122

Belfast Electorate – 21,989 electors

E S W de Cobain

R W Murray

L

E S W de Cobain

Robert McCalmont

U

1891 –EAST BELFAST a single Parliamentary Constituency

East Belfast Population - 85,661

De Cobain expelled from House of Commons

G W Wolff

Sir W T Charley QC

U

G W Wolff

U

G W Wolff

U

G W Wolff