1962 Northern Ireland general election

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.

1962 Northern Ireland general election

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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderBasil BrookeJoe StewartTom Boyd
PartyUUPNationalistNI Labour
Leader since1 May 194319581958
Leader's seatLisnaskeaEast TyroneBelfast Pottinger
Last election37 seats, 44.0%7 seats, 14.9%4 seats, 15.8%
Seats won3494
Seat changeDecrease3Increase2Steady
Popular vote147,62945,86076,842
Percentage48.8%15.1%25.4%
SwingIncrease4.8%Increase0.2%Increase9.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderAlbert McElroyBrendan CorishNone
PartyUlster LiberalIrish LabourInd. Labour Group
Leader since19562 March 1960n/a
Leader's seatNoneSat in Dáil ÉireannNone
Last election0 seats, 0.3%0 seats, 3.0%1 seats, 2.0%
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease1Increase1Steady
Popular vote11,0053,2882,343
Percentage3.6%1.1%0.8%
SwingIncrease3.3%Decrease1.9%Decrease1.2%

Election results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Results edit

34945
UUPNationalistLabOth
1962 Northern Ireland general election
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%No.Net %
 UUP453403-365.348.8147,629+4.8
 NI Labour1440007.725.476,842+9.6
 Nationalist9920+217.315.145,860+0.2
 Ulster Liberal4110+11.93.611,005+3.3
 Ind. Republican Labour110001.92.57,662-0.6
 Independent Labour200002.36,946+0.3
 Irish Labour1110+11.91.13,288-1.9
 Ind. Labour Group210001.90.82,343-1.2
 Independent110001.90.41,220-1.4
 World Socialist100000.066N/A

All parties shown.
Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681).

Votes summary edit

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
48.77%
Labour
25.39%
Nationalist Party
15.15%
Ulster Liberal
3.64%
Independent Labour
3.07%
Republican Labour
2.53%
Irish Labour
1.07%
Independent
0.4%
World Socialist
0.02%

Seats summary edit

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
65.38%
Nationalist Party
17.31%
Labour
7.69%
Ulster Liberal
1.92%
Independent Labour
1.92%
Republican Labour
1.92%
Irish Labour
1.92%
Independent
1.92%

See also edit

References edit