1945 Northern Ireland general election

none September 2017 September 2017 1945 Northern Ireland general election Northern Ireland parliamentary no 1938 Northern Ireland general election 1938 List of members of the 5th House of Commons of Northern Ireland MPs elected 1949 Northern Ireland general election 1949 All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority 14 June 1945 Sir Basil Brooke, 10 February 1941.png Basil Brooke 1 May 1943 Ulster Unionist Party Lisnaskea 39 seats, 56.8% 33UUP Includes 13 members elected unopposed. 6 180,342Contest Voting only took place in 32 of 52 seats. The other 20 MPs were unopposed. 50.4% 6.4% Judge TJ Campbell.jpg 160 120 150 0 18 T. J. Campbell 18 January 1934 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Belfast Central 8 seats, 4.9% 10Nat Includes 6 members elected unopposed. 2 32,546Contest 9.1% 4.2% Paddy Agnew 1938 Northern Ireland Labour Party South Armagh (defeated) 1 seat, 5.7% 2 1 66,053Contest 18.5% 12.8% Harry Midgley 1942 Commonwealth Labour Party Belfast Willowfield Did not stand 1 1 28,079Contest 7.8% New party File:1945 Northern Ireland Assembly Election Results Map.svg 300px Percentage of seats gained by each of the party Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Basil Brooke Ulster Unionist Party Basil Brooke Ulster Unionist Party The 1945 Northern Ireland general election was held on 14 June 1945. The election saw significant losses for the Ulster Unionist Party, though they retained their majority. 20 MPs were elected unopposed (38%), the vast majority of whom were Ulster Unionists. Four MPs affiliated with the labour movement were elected, a new record that would not be surpassed until 1958. Results + ↓ 33 10 2 2 5 UUP Nationalist L IU Oth 1945 Northern Ireland general election center|360px Ulster Unionist Party yes 41 33UUP 0 6 -6 180,342 50.4 63.5 -6.4 Northern Ireland Labour Party 15 2 2 1 +1 66,053 18.5 3.8 +12.8 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 11 10Nat 2 0 +2 32,546 9.1 19.2 +4.2 Commonwealth Labour Party 6 1 1 0 +1 28,079 7.8 1.9 N/A Independent Unionist 5 2IndUnion Includes 1 member elected unopposed. 1 1 0 17,906 5.0 3.8 -1.8 Communist Party of Northern Ireland 3 0 0 0 0 12,456 3.5 N/A Independent Labour 2 1 0 0 0 9,872 2.8 1.9 +1.1 Socialist Republican Party (Ireland) 2 1 1 0 +1 5,497 1.5 1.9 N/A Federation of Labour (Ireland) 1 0 0 0 0 3,912 1.1 N/A Independent (politician) 2 2 2 0 +2 1,219 0.3 3.8 -1.9 |} Electorate: 845,964 (509,098 in contested seats); Turnout: 70.3% (357,882). Votes summary Popular vote #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 50.39 Labour #DC241f 18.46 Nationalist Party #32cd32 9.09 Commonwealth Labour #b22222 7.85 Independent Unionist #0077ff 5.00 Communist red 3.48 Independent Labour #FFE8E8 2.76 Socialist Republican #228B22 1.54 Federation of Labour #D73D3D 1.09 Independent #dddddd 0.34 Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 63.46 Nationalist Party #32cd32 19.23 Independent Unionist #0077ff 3.85 Labour #DC241f 3.85 Independent Labour #FFE8E8 1.92 Commonwealth Labour #b22222 1.92 Socialist Republican #228B22 1.92 Independent #dddddd 3.85 Contested seats Only 32 of the 52 seats (62%) were actually contested. 1945 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats) PartyPopular voteCandidates Votes% Stood Elected% Ulster Unionist 180,342 50.4 28 20 62.5 Labour 66,053 18.5 15 2 6.3 Nationalist 32,546 9.1 5 4 12.5 Commonwealth Labour 28,079 7.8 6 1 3.1 Ind. Unionist 17,906 5.0 4 1 3.1 Communist 12,456 3.5 3 0 — Ind. Labour 9,872 2.8 2 1 3.1 Socialist Republican 5,497 1.5 2 1 — Federation of Labour 3,912 1.1 1 0 — Independent 1,219 0.3 2 2 6.3 Total 357,882 70.3 68 32 — Uncontested seats In 20 of the 52 seats (38%), 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. 1945 Northern Ireland general election (uncontested seats) PartyPopular voteCandidates Votes% Stood Elected% Ulster Unionist Unopposed 13 13 65.0 Nationalist Unopposed 6 6 30.0 Ind. Unionist Unopposed 1 1 5.0 Total 20 20 100<noinclude> See also 1945 United Kingdom general election 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 1945 Northern Ireland general election Northern Ireland general election General election