Northern Ireland general election, 1925
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1925 was held on 3 April 1925. It was the second election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It saw significant losses for the Ulster Unionist Party, although they maintained their large majority. This was the last election for the Stormont parliament conducted using the Proportional Representation system. It was abolished by the Ulster Unionist government during this parliament and replaced with the first-past-the-post system used in Great Britain.
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| Northern Ireland General Election 1925 | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Ulster Unionist | 40 | 32 | 0 | 8 | - 8 | 61.5 | 55.0 | 211,662 | -11.9 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | + 4 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 91,452 | +3.3 | |
| Independent Unionist | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | + 4 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 34,716 | +9.0 | |
| Independent Republican | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - 4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 20,615 | -15.2 | |
| Labour (NI) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | + 3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 18,114 | +4.7 | |
| Unbought Tenants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4,886 | +1.3 | |
| Town Tenants' Association | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3,320 | +0.9 | |
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