1933 Northern Ireland general election

The 1933 Northern Ireland general election was held on 30 November 1933. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. 33 of the 52 seats were uncontested, the largest number in the history of the House of Commons.

1933 Northern Ireland general election

30 November 1933
All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader James Craig Joe Devlin Party UUP Nationalist Leader since 7 June 1921 1918 Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central Last election 37 seats, 50.8% 11 seats, 11.7% Seats won 36 9 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 73,791 22,269 Percentage 43.5% 13.2% Swing 5.3% 1.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jack Beattie Éamon de Valera Party NI Labour Fianna Fáil Leader since 1929 1926 Leader's seat Belfast Pottinger South Down Last election 1 seat, 8.0% Did not stand Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 14,436 7,404 Percentage 8.5% 4.4% Swing 0.5% New party
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election James Craig UUP Elected Prime Minister James Craig UUP

Results

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36	9	3	2	3
UUP	Nationalist	IU	L	Oth

1933 Northern Ireland general election
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	UUP	41	36	0	1	-1	69.2	43.5	73,791	-5.3
	Independent Unionist	8	3	0	0	0	5.8	21.3	36,142	+7.0
	Nationalist	10	9	0	2	-2	17.3	13.1	22,269	+1.4
	NI Labour	3	2	1	0	+1	3.8	8.5	14,436	+0.5
	Independent Republican	4	1	1	0	+1	1.9	7.7	13,106	N/A
	Fianna Fáil	1	1	1	0	+1	1.9	4.4	7,404	N/A
	National League	1	0	0	0	0		1.3	2,211	N/A
	Independent	1	0	0	0	0		0.2	331	-1.0

Electorate 793,952 (250,519 in contested seats); Turnout 67.7% (169,690). The sole member elected for Fianna Fáil was the President of the Executive Council (Prime Minister) of the Irish Free State, Éamon de Valera.

Seat changes

Constituency	From		To
Belfast Dock		UUP		NI Labour
South Armagh		Nationalist		Independent Nationalist
South Down		Nationalist		Fianna Fáil

Votes summary

Popular vote Ulster Unionist   43.5% Independent Unionist   21.3% Nationalist Party   13.1% Labour   8.5% Independent Republican   7.7% Fianna Fáil   4.4% National League   1.3% Independent   0.2%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats Ulster Unionist   69.23% Nationalist Party   17.31% Independent Unionist   5.77% Labour   3.85% Independent Republican   1.92% Fianna Fáil   1.92%

References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results