Belfast East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Districts of Northern Ireland | Belfast, Castlereagh |
Population | 92,221 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 60,516 (March 2011) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1922 |
Member of Parliament | Gavin Robinson (DUP) |
Number of members | 1 |
Created from |
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1885–1918 | |
Number of members | 1 |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | ((ublBelfast Pottinger|Belfast Victoria)) |
Created from | Belfast |
Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
General election 2019: Belfast East[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
DUP | Gavin Robinson | 20,874 | 49.2 | ―6.6 | |
Alliance | Naomi Long | 19,055 | 44.9 | +8.9 | |
Ulster Unionist | Carl McClean | 2,516 | 5.9 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 1,819 | 4.3 | ―15.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,445 | 64.1 | ―3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 66,217 | ||||
DUP hold | Swing | ―7.4 |
Current Westminster constituencies in Northern Ireland (18) | |
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Democratic Unionist (8) | |
Sinn Féin (7) | |
Social Democratic and Labour (2) | |
Alliance (1) | |