1950 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 625 seats in the House of Commons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 23 February as part of the wider general election. The Representation of the People Act 1948 reorganised constituencies: all MPs were now elected single-seat constituencies using FPTP, ending the two-seat constituencies which had been in place till then, and the university constituency of Queen's University of Belfast was abolished.
Results[]
In the election as a whole, the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee as Prime Minister was returned with a narrow majority, while the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, led by Sir Winston Churchill, continued in opposition.
Party | MPs | Change | Uncontested | Votes[3] | %[3] | |
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UUP | 10 | ![]() |
2 | 352,334 | 62.8 | |
Nationalist | 2 | ![]() |
0 | 65,211 | 11.6 | |
NI Labour | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 67,816 | 12.1 | |
Irish Labour Party | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 52,715 | 9.4 | |
Independent Republican | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 23,362 | 4.2 | |
Total | 12 | ![]() |
2 | 561,438 | 100 |
MPs elected[]
Constituency | Party | MP | |
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Antrim North | UUP | Hugh O'Neill | |
Antrim South | UUP | Douglas Savory | |
Armagh | UUP | Richard Harden | |
Belfast East | UUP | Alan McKibbin | |
Belfast North | UUP | H. Montgomery Hyde | |
Belfast South | UUP | Conolly Gage | |
Belfast West | UUP | J. G. MacManaway | |
Down North | UUP | Walter Smiles | |
Down South | UUP | Lawrence Orr | |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | |
Londonderry | UUP | Sir Ronald Ross, Bt | |
Mid Ulster | Nationalist | Anthony Mulvey |
Footnotes[]
References[]
- ^ "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1950". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "The 1950 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2006). British Electoral Facts. Ashgate. p. 35.
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- 1950 elections in Northern Ireland
- 1950 United Kingdom general election
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