1933 Northern Ireland general election

1933 Northern Ireland general election

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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader James Craig Joe Devlin Jack Beattie
Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour
Leader since 7 June 1921 1918 1929
Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central Belfast Pottinger
Last election 37 seats, 50.8% 11 seats, 11.7% 1 seat, 8.0%
Seats won 36[a] 9[c] 2
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease2 Increase1
Popular vote 73,791[b] 22,269[b] 14,436[b]
Percentage 43.5% 13.2% 8.5%
Swing Decrease5.3% Increase1.4% Increase0.5%

Election results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

James Craig
UUP

Prime Minister after election

James Craig
UUP

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.

Results

36 9 3 2 3
UUP Nationalist IU L Oth
1933 Northern Ireland general election
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  UUP 41 36[a] 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[c] 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
  Ind. 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.

Seat changes

Constituency From To
Belfast Dock UUP NI Labour
South Armagh Nationalist Ind. Nationalist
South Down Nationalist Fianna Fáil

Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
43.5%
Independent Unionist
21.3%
Nationalist Party
13.1%
Labour
8.5%
Independent Republican
7.7%
Fianna Fáil
4.4%
National League
1.3%
Independent
0.2%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
69.23%
Nationalist Party
17.31%
Independent Unionist
5.77%
Labour
3.85%
Independent Republican
1.92%
Fianna Fáil
1.92%

Contested seats

Only 19 of the 52 seats (37%) were actually contested.

1933 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats)
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

Uncontested seats

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)
Party Popular vote Candidates
Votes % Stood Elected %
Ulster Unionist Unopposed 27 27 81.8
Nationalist Unopposed 6 6 18.2
Total 33 33 100

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Includes 27 members elected unopposed.
  2. ^ a b c Voting only took place in 19 of 52 seats.
    The other 33 MPs were unopposed.
  3. ^ a b Includes 6 members elected unopposed.