1962 Northern Ireland general election

The 1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

1962 Northern Ireland general election

31 May 1962
All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart Tom Boyd Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 1958 Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone Belfast Pottinger Last election 37 seats, 44.0% 7 seats, 14.9% 4 seats, 15.8% Seats won 34 9 4 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 147,629 45,860 76,842 Percentage 48.8% 15.1% 25.4% Swing 4.8% 0.2% 9.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Albert McElroy Brendan Corish None Party Ulster Liberal Irish Labour Ind. Labour Group Leader since 1956 2 March 1960 n/a Leader's seat None Sat in Dáil Éireann None Last election 0 seats, 0.3% 0 seats, 3.0% 1 seats, 2.0% Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,005 3,288 2,343 Percentage 3.6% 1.1% 0.8% Swing 3.3% 1.9% 1.2%
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Basil Brooke UUP Elected Prime Minister Basil Brooke UUP

Results

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34	9	4	5
UUP	Nationalist	Lab	Oth

1962 Northern Ireland general election
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	UUP	45	34	0	3	-3	65.3	48.8	147,629	+4.8
	NI Labour	14	4	0	0	0	7.7	25.4	76,842	+9.6
	Nationalist	9	9	2	0	+2	17.3	15.1	45,860	+0.2
	Ulster Liberal	4	1	1	0	+1	1.9	3.6	11,005	+3.3
	Ind. Republican Labour	1	1	0	0	0	1.9	2.5	7,662	-0.6
	Independent Labour	2	0	0	0	0	—	2.3	6,946	+0.3
	Irish Labour	1	1	1	0	+1	1.9	1.1	3,288	-1.9
	Ind. Labour Group	2	1	0	0	0	1.9	0.8	2,343	-1.2
	Independent	1	1	0	0	0	1.9	0.4	1,220	-1.4
	World Socialist	1	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	66	N/A

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

Votes summary

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

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

• List of members of the 10th House of Commons of Northern Ireland

References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results