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
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Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355).
Seat changes ConstituencyFromToBelfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Shankill Mourne Queen's University of Belfast South Armagh South Down
Votes summary
Seats summary
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 187,684 56.8 29 25 80.6 Progressive Unionist 41,028 12.4 10 0 — Ind. Unionist Party 28,459 8.6 6 1 3.2 Ind. Unionist 22,354 6.8 5 2 6.5 Labour 18,775 5.7 6 0 — Nationalist 16,167 4.9 3 2 6.5 Independent 7,482 2.2 3 0 — Ind. Labour 5,480 1.7 1 1 3.2 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 Unopposed 14 14 66.7 Nationalist Unopposed 6 6 28.6 Labour Unopposed 1 1 4.8 Total 21 21 100
References Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
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