1933 Northern Ireland general election|
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Election results by constituency |
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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 MPs (63%) were elected unopposed, the largest number in the history of the House of Commons. The vast majority of those elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists.
Results
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9
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3
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2
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3
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Nationalist
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IU
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L
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Oth
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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
Votes summary
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| Ulster Unionist |
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43.5% |
| Independent Unionist |
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21.3% |
| Nationalist Party |
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13.1% |
| Labour |
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8.5% |
| Independent Republican |
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7.7% |
| Fianna Fáil |
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4.4% |
| National League |
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1.3% |
| Independent |
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0.2% |
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Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
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| Ulster Unionist |
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69.23% |
| Nationalist Party |
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17.31% |
| Independent Unionist |
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5.77% |
| Labour |
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3.85% |
| Independent Republican |
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1.92% |
| Fianna Fáil |
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1.92% |
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Contested seats
Only 19 of the 52 seats (37%) were actually contested.
Uncontested seats
In 33 of the 52 seats (63%), only one candidate stood and they were elected unopposed without any votes cast. The vast majority of the MPs elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists.
| 1933 Northern Ireland general election (uncontested seats)
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| Party
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Popular vote
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Candidates
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| Votes
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%
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Stood
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Elected
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%
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Ulster Unionist
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Unopposed
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27
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27
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81.8
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Nationalist
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Unopposed
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6
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6
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18.2
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| Total
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33
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33
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100
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References
Notes
- ^ a b Includes 27 members elected unopposed.
- ^ a b c Voting only took place in 19 of 52 seats.
The other 33 MPs were unopposed.
- ^ a b Includes 6 members elected unopposed.