Northern Ireland general election, 1958

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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.

[edit] Results

Northern Ireland General Election 1958
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Ulster Unionist 37 3 4 - 1 44.0 106,177 -4.6
  Labour (NI) 4 4 0 + 4 15.8 38,093 +3.0
  Irish Nationalist 7 0 0 0 14.9 36,013 +4.1
  Independent Unionist 0 0 0 0 6.8 16,537 N/A
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 5.1 12,227 +3.6
  Republican Labour 1 0 0 0 3.1 7,510 +0.8
  Irish Labour 0 0 1 - 1 3.0 7,321 -2.1
  Independent Nationalist 1 1 0 + 1 2.1 5,168 N/A
  Independent Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 0 2.0 4,704 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0 1.8 4,231 +1.1
  Independent Irish Labour 0 0 0 0 1.1 2,761 -2.5
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.3 759 N/A

[edit] References

Elections in Northern Ireland Flag of 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