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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.
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| 1962 Northern Ireland general election | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Ulster Unionist | 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).
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