The 1921
Belfast Duncairn by-election was held on 23 June 1921. The by-election was held due to the incumbent
Ulster Unionist MP,
Edward Carson, being appointed
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords, as a committee of the House, effectively to exercise the judicial functions of the House of ...
. It was won by the UUP candidate
Thomas Edward McConnell
Sir Thomas Edward McConnell (7 April 1868 – 22 May 1938) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
McConnell studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before becoming the managing director of a horse and cattle sales firm. He w ...
, who was unopposed.
The seat was abolished in 1922.
References
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