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1933 Northern Ireland general election

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1933 Northern Ireland general election

← 1929 30 November 1933 1938 →

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[u 1] 9[n 1]
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease2
Popular vote 73,791 22,269
Percentage 43.5% 13.2%
Swing Decrease5.3% Increase1.4%

  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 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 14,436 7,404
Percentage 8.5% 4.4%
Swing Increase0.5% New party

Election results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

James Craig
UUP

Prime Minister after election

James Craig
UUP

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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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
  Ind. 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
  Ind. 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

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

Votes summary

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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

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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%


Contested seats

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Only 19 of the 52 seats (37%) were actually contested.

1933 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats)
Party Popular vote Candidates
Votes % Stood Elected %
Ulster Unionist 73,791 43.5 14 9 47.4
Ind. Unionist 36,142 21.3 8 3 15.8
Nationalist 22,269 13.1 4 3 15.8
Labour 14,436 8.5 3 2 10.5
Ind. Republican 13,106 7.7 4 1 5.3
Fianna Fáil 7,404 4.4 1 1 5.3
Ind. Nationalist 2,211 1.3 1 0
Independent 331 0.2 1 0
Total 169,690 67.7 36 19

Uncontested seats

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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)
Party Popular vote Candidates
Votes % Stood Elected %
Ulster Unionist Unopposed 27 27 81.8
Nationalist Unopposed 6 6 18.2
Total 33 33 100

References

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  1. ^ Includes 27 members elected unopposed.
  1. ^ Includes 6 members elected unopposed.