In 1950, a vacancy arose in the Belfast West constituency, owing to the disqualification of the Reverend J. G. MacManaway for being an Anglican priest despite the Church of Ireland being disestablished.
In 1950, a vacancy arose in the Belfast West constituency when Reverend J. G. MacManaway's candidacy was invalidated because he was an Anglican priest, despite the fact that the Church of Ireland had been stripped of its official status.