Northern Ireland general election, 1938

Northern Ireland general election, 1938

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All 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons 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, 44% 9 seats, 13% 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 Association NI Labour Leader since 1937 1933 Leader's seat Belfast Clifton (defeated) Belfast Dock (defeated) Last election New party 2 seats, 9% 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

James Craig
UUP

James Craig
UUP

The Northern Ireland general election, 1938 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.

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