1953 Northern Ireland general election

1953 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   Leader Basil Brooke James McSparran Party UUP Nationalist Leader since 1 May 1943 15 November 1945 Leader's seat Lisnaskea Mourne Last election 37 seats, 62.7% 9 seats, 26.8% Seats won 38[u 1] 7[n 1] Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 125,379 27,796 Percentage 48.6% 10.8% Swing 14.1% 16.0%   Third party Fourth party   Leader None William Norton Party Anti-Partition Irish Labour Leader since n/a 19 July 1932 Leader's seat Mourne Sat in Dáil Éireann Last election Did not contest Did not contest Seats won 2[a 1] 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 7,728 13,223 Percentage 3.0% 5.1% Swing New party New party
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Basil Brooke UUP Prime Minister after election Basil Brooke UUP

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
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See also Fourth Home Rule Bill Constitution Act 1973
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The 1953 Northern Ireland general election was held on 22 October 1953. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.
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