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Northern Ireland general election, 1958

Northern Ireland general election, 1958
Northern Ireland
1953 ←
20 March 1958 → 1962
outgoing members ← → MPs elected

All 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart None
Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour
Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 N/A
Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone None
Last election 38 seats (48.6%) 7 seats (10.8%) 0 seats (12.1%)
Seats won 37 7 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 4
Popular vote 106,177 36,013 38,093
Percentage 44.0% 14.9% 15.8%
Swing Decrease 4.6% Increase 4.1% Increase 3.0%

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Election results by constituency.

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Elected Prime Minister

Basil Brooke
UUP


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Basil Brooke
UUP

Basil Brooke
UUP

The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

Electorate: 891,064 (359,816 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.1% (241,501).



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