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1962 Northern Ireland general election

General election held in Northern Ireland on 31 May 1962

General election held in Northern Ireland on 31 May 1962

FieldValue
election_name1962 Northern Ireland general election
countryNorthern Ireland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1958 Northern Ireland general election
previous_year1958
previous_mpsList of members of the 9th House of Commons of Northern Ireland
elected_mpsMPs elected
next_election1965 Northern Ireland general election
next_year1965
seats_for_electionAll 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
election_date31 May 1962
<!-- Ulster Unionist -->image1Sir Basil Brooke, 10 February 1941.png
leader1Viscount Brookeborough
leader_since11 May 1943
party1Ulster Unionist Party
leaders_seat1Lisnaskea
last_election137 seats, 44.0%
seats1**34**
seat_change13
popular_vote1**147,629**
percentage1**48.8%**
swing14.8%
<!-- NI Labour -->image3
leader3Tom Boyd
leader_since31958
party3Northern Ireland Labour Party
leaders_seat3Belfast Pottinger
last_election34 seats, 15.8%
seats34
seat_change3
popular_vote376,842
percentage325.4%
swing39.6%
<!-- Nationalist -->image2
leader2Joe Stewart
leader_since21958
party2Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
leaders_seat2East Tyrone
last_election27 seats, 14.9%
seats29
seat_change22
popular_vote245,860
percentage215.1%
swing20.2%
map_imageNorthern Ireland general election 1962.png
map_size420px
map_captionElection results by constituency
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 1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. While the Ulster Unionist Party lost three seats, they retained a large majority as in all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Results

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|votes % = 48.8 |seats % = 65.3 |plus/minus = +4.8 |votes % = 25.4 |seats % = 7.7 |plus/minus = +9.6 |votes % = 15.1 |seats % = 17.3 |plus/minus = +0.2 |votes % = 3.6 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = +3.3 |votes % = 2.5 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = -0.6 |votes % = 2.3 |seats % = — |plus/minus = +0.3 |votes % = 1.1 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = -1.9 |votes % = 0.8 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = -1.2 |votes % = 0.4 |seats % = 1.9 |plus/minus = -1.4 |votes % = 0.0 |seats % = — |plus/minus = N/A |} All parties shown. Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681).

Votes summary

Seats summary

Notes

References

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