Northern Ireland general election, 1962

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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.

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Northern Ireland General Election 1962
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Ulster Unionist 34 0 2 - 2 48.8 147,629 +4.8
  Labour (NI) 4 0 0 0 25.4 76,842 +9.6
  Irish Nationalist 9 2 0 + 2 15.1 45,860 +0.2
  Liberal 1 1 0 + 1 3.6 11,005 +3.3
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 3.1 9,289 -2.0
  Republican Labour 1 0 0 0 2.5 7,662 -0.6
  Irish Labour 1 1 0 + 1 1.1 3,288 -1.9
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.4 1,220 -1.4
  Independent Socialist 0 0 0 0 0.0 66 N/A

All parties shown.

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

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