February 1974 General Election - Belfast East
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Belfast East |
| Turnout | 71.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Craig, William | Vanguard | 27,817 |
| McMaster, Stanley | Pro-Assembly Unionist | 20,077 |
| Bleakley, David | NI Labour | 8,122 |
| Gillespie, Desmond | SDLP | 1,502 |