1938 Northern Ireland general election

none September 2017 September 2017 1938 Northern Ireland general election Northern Ireland parliamentary no 1933 Northern Ireland general election 1933 List of members of the 4th House of Commons of Northern Ireland MPs elected 1945 Northern Ireland general election 1945 All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority 9 February 1938 James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon.jpg Viscount Craigavon 7 June 1921 Ulster Unionist Party North Down 36 seats, 43.5% 39UUP Includes 14 members elected unopposed. 3 187,684Contest Voting only took place in 31 of 52 seats. The other 21 MPs were unopposed. 56.8% 13.3% Judge TJ Campbell.jpg 160 120 150 0 18 Thomas Campbell 18 January 1934 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Belfast Central 9 seats, 13.2% 8Nat Includes 6 members elected unopposed. 1 16,167Contest 4.9% 8.3% William Wilton 1937 Independent Unionist Association Belfast Oldpark (Defeated) Did not stand 1 1 28,459Contest 8.6% New party Harry Midgley 1933 Northern Ireland Labour Party Belfast Dock (Defeated) 2 seats, 8.5% 1Lab The only Labour MP was elected unopposed. 1 18,775Contest 5.7% 2.8% 1938 Northern Ireland Assembly Election Results Map.svg 300px Election results by constituency Prime Minister Prime Minister after election James Craig Ulster Unionist Party James Craig Ulster Unionist Party The 1938 Northern Ireland general election was held on 9 February 1938. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party, who won three-quarters of the seats. The newly formed Ulster Progressive Unionist Association came second in vote share, but won no seats. 21 MPs were elected unopposed (40%), the vast majority of whom were Ulster Unionists. Results + ↓ 39 8 2 3 UUP Nationalist IU Oth 1938 Northern Ireland general election center|360px Ulster Unionist Party yes 43 39UUP 3 0 +3 187,684 56.8 75.0 +13.3 Ulster Progressive Unionist Association 10 0 0 0 0 41,028 12.4 — N/A Independent Unionist Association 6 1 1 0 +1 28,459 8.6 1.9 N/A Independent Unionist 5 2 1 2 -1 22,354 6.8 3.8 -14.5 Northern Ireland Labour Party 7 1Lab 1 2 -1 18,775 5.7 1.9 -2.8 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 9 8Nat 0 1 -1 16,167 4.9 15.4 -8.3 Independent (politician) 3 0 0 0 0 7,482 2.2 — +2.0 Independent Labour 1 1 1 0 +1 5,480 1.7 1.9 N/A Ind. Progressive Unionist 1 0 0 0 0 2,926 0.9 — N/A |} Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355). Seat changes ConstituencyFromToBelfast Dock Northern Ireland Labour Party Ulster Unionist PartyBelfast Pottinger Northern Ireland Labour Party Independent LabourBelfast Shankill Independent Unionist Independent Unionist AssociationMourne Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Ulster Unionist PartyQueen's University of Belfast Independent Unionist Ulster Unionist PartySouth Armagh Independent Nationalist Northern Ireland Labour PartySouth Down Fianna Fáil Independent Unionist Votes summary Popular vote #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 56.81 Progressive Unionist #e0afaf 12.42 Ind. Unionist Association blue 8.61 Ind. Unionist #0077ff 6.77 Labour #DC241f 5.68 Nationalist Party #32cd32 4.89 Independent #dddddd 2.26 Independent Labour #FFE8E8 1.66 Ind. Progressive Unionist orange 0.89 Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 75.00 Nationalist Party #32cd32 15.38 Ind. Unionist #0077ff 3.85 Labour #DC241f 1.92 Ind. Unionist Association blue 1.92 Independent Labour #FFE8E8 1.92 Contested seats Only 31 of the 52 seats (60%) were actually contested. 1938 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats) PartyPopular voteCandidates Votes% Stood Elected% Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist 187,684 56.8 29 25 80.6 Ulster Progressive Unionist Association Progressive Unionist 41,028 12.4 10 0 — Independent Unionist Association Ind. Unionist Party 28,459 8.6 6 1 3.2 Independent Unionist Ind. Unionist 22,354 6.8 5 2 6.5 Northern Ireland Labour Party Labour 18,775 5.7 6 0 — Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Nationalist 16,167 4.9 3 2 6.5 Independent (politician) Independent 7,482 2.2 3 0 — Independent Labour Ind. Labour 5,480 1.7 1 1 3.2 Independent (politician) Ind. Progressive Unionist 2,926 0.9 1 0 — Total 330,355 71.1 64 31 — Uncontested seats In 21 of the 52 seats (40%), only one candidate stood and they were elected unopposed without any votes cast. The vast majority of the MPs elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists. 1938 Northern Ireland general election (uncontested seats) PartyPopular voteCandidates Votes% Stood Elected% Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Unopposed 14 14 66.7 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Nationalist Unopposed 6 6 28.6 Northern Ireland Labour Party Labour Unopposed 1 1 4.8 Total 21 21 100 References Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results https://web.archive.org/web/20171116175039/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/totals.html 16 November 2017 Notes Northern Ireland general election 1938 Category:1938 elections in Northern Ireland