1945 Northern Ireland general election

1945 Northern Ireland general election

← 1938 14 June 1945 1949 →

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 T. J. Campbell
Party UUP Nationalist
Leader since 1 May 1943 18 January 1934
Leader's seat Lisnaskea Belfast Central
Last election 39 seats, 56.8% 8 seats, 4.9%
Seats won 33[u 1] 10[n 1]
Seat change Decrease6 Increase2
Popular vote 180,342 32,546
Percentage 50.4% 9.1%
Swing Decrease6.4% Increase4.2%

  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Paddy Agnew Harry Midgley
Party NI Labour Commonwealth Labour
Leader since 1938 1942
Leader's seat South Armagh (defeated) Belfast Willowfield
Last election 1 seat, 5.7% Did not stand
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 66,053 28,079
Percentage 18.5% 7.8%
Swing Increase12.8% New party

Percentage of seats gained by each of the party

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
UUP

The 1945 Northern Ireland general election was held on 14 June 1945. The election saw significant losses for the Ulster Unionist Party, though they retained their majority.

20 MPs were elected unopposed (38%), the vast majority of whom were Ulster Unionists. Four MPs affiliated with the labour movement were elected, a new record that would not be surpassed until 1958.[nb 1]
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