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1953 Northern Ireland general election

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The 1953 Northern Ireland general election was held on 22 October 1953. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

Quick facts All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
1953 Northern Ireland general election
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22 October 1953
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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Nat
Leader Viscount Brookeborough James McSparran
Party UUP Nationalist
Leader since 1 May 1943 15 November 1945
Leader's seat Lisnaskea Mourne
Last election 37 seats, 62.7% 9 seats, 26.8%
Seats won 38[a] 7[b]
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 125,379[c] 27,796[c]
Percentage 48.6% 10.8%
Swing Decrease14.1% Decrease16.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Ant
Leader None[d] William Norton
Party Anti-Partition Irish Labour
Leader since n/a 19 July 1932
Leader's seat None Sat in Dáil Éireann
Last election Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 2[e] 1
Seat change Increase2 Increase1
Popular vote 7,728[c] 13,223[c]
Percentage 3.0% 5.1%
Swing New party New party
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

 Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
UUP

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Results

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38 7 2 5
UUP Nationalist AP Oth
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1953 Northern Ireland general election
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  UUP 43 38[a] 3 2 +1 73.1 48.6 125,379 -14.1
  Ind. Unionist 8 1 1 2 -1 1.9 12.8 32,998 +12.2
  NI Labour 9 0 0 0 0 12.1 31,360 +5.0
  Nationalist 8 7[b] 0 2 -2 13.5 10.8 27,796 -16.0
  Irish Labour 6 1 1 0 +1 1.9 5.1 13,223 N/A
  Anti-Partition 3 2[e] 2 0 +2 3.8 3.0 7,728 N/A
  Independent Irish Labour 2 0 0 0 0 2.6 6,639 N/A
  Ind. Republican Labour 1 1 1 0 +1 1.9 2.3 5,947 N/A
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 1.5 3,902 -0.6
  Independent 2 1 0 1 -1 1.9 0.7 1,745 +0.2
  Communist (NI) 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 1,207 +0.3
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All parties shown. Electorate 888,352 (428,216 in contested seats); Turnout 60.2% (257,924).

Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
 
 48.61%
Independent Unionist
 
 12.79%
Labour
 
 12.16%
Nationalist Party
 
 10.78%
Irish Labour
 
 5.13%
Anti-Partition
 
 3.00%
Independent Irish Labour
 
 2.57%
Republican Labour
 
 2.31%
Independent Labour
 
 1.51%
Communist
 
 0.47%
Independent
 
 0.68%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
 
 73.08%
Nationalist Party
 
 13.46%
Anti-Partition
 
 3.85%
Independent Unionist
 
 1.92%
Irish Labour
 
 1.92%
Republican Labour
 
 1.92%
Independent Labour
 
 1.92%
Independent
 
 1.92%

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Includes 21 members elected unopposed.
  2. [b]
    Includes 3 members elected unopposed.
  3. [c]
    Voting only took place in 27 of 52 seats.
    The other 25 MPs were unopposed.
  4. [d]
    Both of the successful Anti-Partition League candidates practiced abstentionism. As a result, the group had no leader in Stormont.
  5. [e]
    Includes 1 member elected unopposed.


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