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1945 Northern Ireland general election

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FieldValue
election_name1945 Northern Ireland general election
countryNorthern Ireland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1938 Northern Ireland general election
previous_year1938
previous_mpsList of members of the 5th House of Commons of Northern Ireland
elected_mpsMPs elected
next_election1949 Northern Ireland general election
next_year1949
seats_for_electionAll 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
election_date14 June 1945
image1Sir Basil Brooke, 10 February 1941.png
leader1Basil Brooke
leader_since11 May 1943
party1Ulster Unionist Party
leaders_seat1Lisnaskea
last_election139 seats, 56.8%
seats133
seat_change16
popular_vote1180,342
percentage150.4%
swing16.4%
image2
leader2T. J. Campbell
leader_since218 January 1934
party2Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
leaders_seat2Belfast Central
last_election28 seats, 4.9%
seats210
seat_change22
popular_vote232,546
percentage29.1%
swing24.2%
leader4Paddy Agnew
leader_since41938
party4Northern Ireland Labour Party
leaders_seat4South Armagh (defeated)
last_election41 seat, 5.7%
seats42
seat_change41
popular_vote466,053
percentage418.5%
swing412.8%
leader5Harry Midgley
leader_since51942
party5Commonwealth Labour Party
leaders_seat5Belfast Willowfield
last_election5Did not stand
seats51
seat_change51
popular_vote528,079
percentage57.8%
swing5New party
map_imageFile:1945 Northern Ireland Assembly Election Results Map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionPercentage of seats gained by each of the party
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionBasil Brooke
before_partyUlster Unionist Party
after_electionBasil Brooke
after_partyUlster Unionist Party

27 seats were needed for a majority

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

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|votes % = 50.4 |seats % = 63.5 |plus/minus = -6.4 |votes % = 18.5 |seats % = 3.8 |plus/minus = +12.8 |votes % = 9.1 |seats % = 19.2 |plus/minus = +4.2 |votes % = 7.8 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = N/A |votes % = 5.0 |seats % = 3.8 |plus/minus = -1.8 |votes % = 3.5 |seats % = |plus/minus = N/A |votes % = 2.8 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = +1.1 |votes % = 1.5 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = N/A |votes % = 1.1 |seats % = |plus/minus = N/A |votes % = 0.3 |seats % = 3.8 |plus/minus = -1.9 |}

Electorate: 845,964 (509,098 in contested seats); Turnout: 70.3% (357,882).

Votes summary

Seats summary

Contested seats

Only 32 of the 52 seats (62%) were actually contested.

1945 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats)PartyPopular voteCandidatesVotes%StoodElected%Ulster Unionist Party}}"Northern Ireland Labour Party}}"Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}}"Commonwealth Labour Party}}"Independent Unionist}}"Communist Party of Northern Ireland}}"Independent Labour}}"Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)}}"Federation of Labour (Ireland)}}"Independent (politician)}}"Total357,88270.36832—
Ulster Unionist180,34250.4282062.5
Labour66,05318.51526.3
Nationalist32,5469.15412.5
Commonwealth Labour28,0797.8613.1
Ind. Unionist17,9065.0413.1
Communist12,4563.530—
Ind. Labour9,8722.8213.1
Socialist Republican5,4971.521—
Federation of Labour3,9121.110—
Independent1,2190.3226.3

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 voteCandidatesVotes%StoodElected%Ulster Unionist Party}}"Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}}"Independent Unionist}}"Total2020100
Ulster UnionistUnopposed131365.0
NationalistUnopposed6630.0
Ind. UnionistUnopposed115.0

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