- Northern Ireland general election, 1958
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Northern Ireland general election, 1958 1953 ←
members20 March 1958 → 1962
membersAll 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons
27 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Third party ]
Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart None Party Ulster Unionist Nationalist (NI) Labour (NI) Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 N/A Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone None Last election 38 seats (48.6%) 7 seats (10.8%) 0 seats (12.1%) Seats won 37 7 4 Seat change 1
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Popular vote 106,177 36,013 38,093 Percentage 44.0% 14.9% 15.8% Swing 4.6%
4.1%
3.0%
Election results by constituency.
Prime Minister before election
Elected Prime Minister
Northern Ireland 1921–72
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.
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Results
Northern Ireland General Election 1958 Candidates Votes Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net % Ulster Unionist 46 37 3 4 - 1 71.2 44.0 106,177 -4.6 Labour (NI) 8 4 4 0 + 4 7.7 15.8 38,093 +3.0 Nationalist (NI) 8 7 0 0 0 13.5 14.9 36,013 +4.1 Independent Unionist 5 0 0 1 0 6.8 16,537 N/A Independent Labour 2 0 0 1 - 1 0.0 3.1 7,544 +0.6 Republican Labour 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 3.1 7,510 +0.8 Irish Labour 3 0 0 1 - 1 3.0 7,321 -2.1 Independent Nationalist 2 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 2.1 5,168 N/A Independent Protestant Unionist 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4,704 N/A Ind. Labour Group 1 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 2.0 4,683 N/A Independent 2 1 0 0 0 1.9 1.8 4,231 +1.1 Independent Irish Labour 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 2,761 -2.5 Liberal 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 759 N/A Electorate: 891,064 (359,816 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.1% (241,501).
Votes summary
Seats summary
References
See also
Elections and referendums in Northern Ireland Elections Local government elections 1973 · 1977 · 1981 · 1985 · 1989 · 1993 · 1997 · 2001 · 2005 · 2011Referendums Categories:- British election stubs
- General elections in Northern Ireland
- 1958 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1958 in Northern Ireland
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