Northern Ireland general election, 1945
Northern Ireland general election, 1945
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1945 was held on 14 June 1945. Like all other elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it returned a large Ulster Unionist Party majority.
Results
| Northern Ireland General Election 1945 |
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Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
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UUP |
41 |
33 |
0 |
6 |
- 6 |
63.5 |
50.4 |
180,342 |
-6.4 |
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NI Labour |
15 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
+ 1 |
3.8 |
18.5 |
66,053 |
+12.8 |
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Nationalist |
11 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
+ 1 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
32,546 |
+4.2 |
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Commonwealth Labour |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
28,079 |
+7.8 |
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Independent Unionist |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
17,906 |
-1.8 |
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Communist (NI) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3.5 |
12,456 |
+3.5 |
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Independent Labour |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
9,872 |
+1.1 |
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Socialist Republican |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
5,497 |
+1.5 |
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Federation of Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1.1 |
3,912 |
+1.1 |
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Independent |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+ 2 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
1,219 |
-1.9 |
Electorate: 845,964 (509,098 in contested seats); Turnout: 70.3% (357,882).
Votes summary
| Popular vote |
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| Ulster Unionist |
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50.39% |
| Nationalist Party |
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9.09% |
| Independent Unionist |
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5% |
| Labour |
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18.46% |
| Independent Labour |
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2.76% |
| Commonwealth Labour |
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7.85% |
| Communist |
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3.48% |
| Socialist Republican |
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1.54% |
| Federation of Labour |
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1.09% |
| Independent |
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0.34% |
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
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| Ulster Unionist |
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63.46% |
| Nationalist Party |
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19.23% |
| Independent Unionist |
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3.85% |
| Labour |
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3.85% |
| Independent Labour |
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1.92% |
| Commonwealth Labour |
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1.92% |
| Socialist Republican |
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1.92% |
| Independent |
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3.85% |
See also
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