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Belfast West is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Paul Maskey of the Sinn Féin party.
The Belfast West constituency has a total population of 0, of which 0 are eligible (18+) to vote (%).
Belfast West ranks 639th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Paul John Maskey (born 10 June 1967) is an Irish republican politician in Northern Ireland who is a member of Sinn Féin. He served as a Sinn Féin member (MLA) of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West from 2007 to 2012, and was elected in June 2011 as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Westminster constituency of Belfast West, but in line with Sinn Féin's policy of abstentionism he has not taken his seat.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Maskey
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Paul Maskey MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Sinn Féin |
| Email Address | westbelfastmp@sinnfein.ie |
| Constituency | Belfast West |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 10/06/1967 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.2 % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Belfast West constituency in 2015 was 56.40%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Attwood | SDLP (Social Democratic & Labour Party) | Male | - | - | http://www.sdlp.ie/people/alex-attwood-mla/ |
| Bill Manwaring | Ulster Unionist Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Brian Higginson | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | http://brianhigginson.weebly.com/ |
| Frank McCoubrey | Democratic Unionist | Male | - | - | - |
| Gerard Catney | Alliance | Male | - | - | - |
| Gerry Carroll | People Before Profit Alliance | Male | - | - | - |
| John Lowry | The Workers Party | Male | - | - | https://workerspartyelection.wordpress.com/ |
| Paul Maskey | Sinn Féin | Male | 10 June 1967 (57) | - | - |
| Paul Shea | Conservative and Unionist Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| APNI | 596 | 1.9% |
| DUP | 2,436 | 7.6% |
| SDLP | 5,261 | 16.4% |
| SF | 22,840 | 71.1% |
| UCUNF | 1,000 | 3.1% |
| Electorate | 59,522 |
| Votes | 32,133 |
| Turnout | % |
Election turnout for the Belfast West constituency in 2010 was %, lower than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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