- Northern Ireland general election, 1938
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Northern Ireland general election, 1938 1933 ←
members9 February 1938 → 1945
membersAll 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons
27 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Third party Leader James Craig T. J. Campbell Harry Midgley (defeated) Party Ulster Unionist Nationalist (NI) Labour (NI) Leader since 7 June 1921 18 January 1934 1933 Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central Belfast Dock Last election 36 seats (43.5%) 9 seats (13.2%) 2 seats (8.5%) Seats won 39 8 1 Seat change 3
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Popular vote 187,684 16,167 18,775 Percentage 56.8% 4.9% 5.7% Swing 13.3%
2.8%
2.8%
Fourth party Fifth party Leader W. M. Wilton William Stewart Party Ind. Unionist Association Progressive Unionist Leader since 4 October 1937 1938 Leader's seat Belfast Clifton (not elected) Belfast Cromac (not elected) Last election N/A N/A Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1
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Popular vote 28,459 41,028 Percentage 8.6% 12.4% Swing 8.6%
12/4%
Election results by constituency.
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1938 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.
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Results
Northern Ireland General Election 1938 Candidates Votes Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net % Ulster Unionist 43 39 3 0 + 3 75 56.8 187,684 +13.3 Progressive Unionist 10 0 0 0 0 12.4 41,028 N/A Ind. Unionist Association 6 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 8.6 28,459 N/A Independent Unionist 5 2 1 2 - 1 3.8 6.8 22,354 -14.5 Labour (NI) 7 1 1 2 - 1 1.9 5.7 18,775 -2.8 Nationalist (NI) 9 8 0 1 - 1 15.4 4.9 16,167 -2.8 Independent 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 7,482 +2.0 Independent Labour 1 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 1.7 5,480 N/A Independent Progressive Unionist 1 0 0 0 0 0.9 2,926 N/A Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355).
Votes summary
Seats summary
References
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