1938 Northern Ireland general election

The 1938 Northern Ireland general election was held on 9 February 1938. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. The newly-formed Ulster Progressive Unionist Association came second in vote share, but won no seats.

1938 Northern Ireland general election
9 February 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 Thomas Campbell
Party UUP Nationalist
Leader since 7 June 1921 18 January 1934
Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central
Last election 36 seats, 43.5% 9 seats, 13.2%
Seats won 39 8
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 187,684 16,167
Percentage 56.8% 4.9%
Swing 13.3% 8.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader William Wilton Harry Midgley
Party Ind. Unionist Party NI Labour
Leader since 1937 1933
Leader's seat Belfast Oldpark (Defeated) Belfast Dock (Defeated)
Last election Did not stand 2 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 28,459 18,775
Percentage 8.6% 5.7%
Swing New party 2.8%
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

James Craig
UUP

 Elected Prime Minister

James Craig
UUP

Northern Ireland 1921–1972
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Results
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39 8 2 3
UUP Nationalist IU Oth
1938 Northern Ireland general election
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  UUP 43 39 3 0 +3 75.0 56.8 187,684 +13.3
  Progressive Unionist 10 0 0 0 0 — 12.4 41,028 N/A
  Ind. Unionist Party 6 1 1 0 +1 1.9 8.6 28,459 N/A
  Independent Unionist 5 2 1 2 -1 3.8 6.8 22,354 -14.5
  NI Labour 7 1 1 2 -1 1.9 5.7 18,775 -2.8
  Nationalist 9 8 0 1 -1 15.4 4.9 16,167 -8.3
  Independent 3 0 0 0 0 — 2.2 7,482 +2.0
  Independent Labour 1 1 1 0 +1 1.9 1.7 5,480 N/A
  Ind. Progressive Unionist 1 0 0 0 0 — 0.9 2,926 N/A

Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355).

Seat changes
Constituency From To
Belfast Dock NI Labour UUP
Belfast Pottinger NI Labour Independent Labour
Belfast Shankill Independent Unionist Ind. Unionist Party
Mourne Nationalist UUP
Queen's University of Belfast Independent Unionist UUP
South Armagh Independent Nationalist NI Labour
South Down Fianna Fáil Independent Unionist

Votes summary
Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
 
 56.81%
Progressive Unionist
 
 12.42%
Ind. Unionist Association
 
 8.61%
Ind. Unionist
 
 6.77%
Labour
 
 5.68%
Nationalist Party
 
 4.89%
Independent
 
 2.26%
Independent Labour
 
 1.66%
Ind. Progressive Unionist
 
 0.89%

Seats summary
Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
 
 75.00%
Nationalist Party
 
 15.38%
Ind. Unionist
 
 3.85%
Labour
 
 1.92%
Ind. Unionist Association
 
 1.92%
Independent Labour
 
 1.92%

References
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