Northern Ireland general election, 1962

Northern Ireland general election, 1962

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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 Third party   Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart Tom Boyd Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 1958 Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone Belfast Pottinger Last election 37 seats (44.0%) 7 seats (14.9%) 4 seats (15.8%) Seats won 34 9 4 Seat change 3 2 0 Popular vote 147,629 45,860 76,842 Percentage 48.8% 15.1% 25.4% Swing 4.8% 0.2% 9.6%
Election results by constituency.
Prime Minister before election Basil Brooke UUP Elected Prime Minister Basil Brooke UUP

Basil Brooke
UUP

Basil Brooke
UUP

The Northern Ireland general election, 1962 was held on 31 May 1962. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

All parties shown. Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681).