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The 1950 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 23 February as part of the wider general election. The Representation of the People Act 1948 reorganised constituencies: all MPs were now elected single-seat constituencies using FPTP, ending the two-seat constituencies which had been in place till then, and the university constituency of Queen's University of Belfast was abolished.
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Results edit
In the election as a whole, the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee as Prime Minister was returned with a narrow majority, while the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, led by Sir Winston Churchill, continued in opposition.
| Party | MPs | Change | Uncontested | Votes[3] | %[3] | |
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| UUP | 10 |  1 | 2 | 352,334 | 62.8 | |
| Nationalist | 2 |  | 0 | 65,211 | 11.6 | |
| NI Labour | 0 | | 0 | 67,816 | 12.1 | |
| Irish Labour Party | 0 | | 0 | 52,715 | 9.4 | |
| Ind. Republican | 0 | | 0 | 23,362 | 4.2 | |
| Total | 12 |  1 | 2 | 561,438 | 100 | |
MPs elected edit
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References edit
- ^ "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1950". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "The 1950 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2006). British Electoral Facts. Ashgate. p. 35.
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