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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.
36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
UUP | Nationalist | IU | L | Oth |
1933 Northern Ireland general election | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||||||
Independent 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.
Constituency | From | To | ||
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Belfast Dock | Ulster Unionist | NI Labour | ||
South Armagh | Nationalist | Independent Nationalist | ||
South Down | Nationalist | Fianna Fáil | ||
Only 19 of the 52 seats (37%) were actually contested.
1933 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
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 | Popular vote | Candidates | |||||||||||||
Votes | % | Stood | Elected | % | |||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Unopposed | 27 | 27 | 81.8 | |||||||||||
Nationalist | Unopposed | 6 | 6 | 18.2 | |||||||||||
Total | 33 | 33 | 100 | ||||||||||||
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