1962 Northern Ireland general election

The 1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. While the Ulster Unionist Party lost three seats, they retained a large majority as in all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

1962 Northern Ireland general election

← 1958 31 May 1962 1965 →

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 Decrease3 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 147,629 45,860 76,842
Percentage 48.8% 15.1% 25.4%
Swing Increase4.8% Increase0.2% Increase9.6%

  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 Increase1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 11,005 3,288 2,343
Percentage 3.6% 1.1% 0.8%
Swing Increase3.3% Decrease1.9% Decrease1.2%

Election results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Prime Minister after election

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

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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

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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

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References

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