Northern Ireland general election, 1929

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The Northern Ireland general election, 1929 was held on 22 May 1929. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

[edit] Results

Northern Ireland General Election 1929
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Ulster Unionist	37			+ 5		50.8	148,579	-4.2
	Independent Unionist	3			- 1		14.3	41,778	+5.3
	Irish Nationalist	11			+ 1		11.7	34,069	-9.5
	Labour (NI)	1			- 2		8.0	23,334	N/A
	Liberal	0			0		6.2	18,208	N/A
	Local Option	0					3.3	9,776	N/A
	Town Tenants' Association	0					2.4	6,901	N/A
	Independent Nationalist	0			0		1.3	3,694	N/A
	Independent	0			0		1.2	3,437	N/A
	Independent Labour	0			0		0.8	2,442	N/A

Elections in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly: 1998 | 2003 | 2007
Northern Ireland House of Commons: 1921 | 1925 | 1929 | 1933 | 1938 | 1945 | 1949 | 1953 | 1958 | 1962 | 1965 | 1969
Other elections: 1973 Assembly | 1975 Constitutional Convention | 1982 Assembly | 1996 Forum

[edit] References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results