Northern Ireland general election, 1921
Northern Ireland general election, 1921
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Percentage of seats gained by each of the party.
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1921 was held on 24 May 1921. It was the first election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist Party members won a two-thirds majority of votes cast and more than three-quarter of the seats in the assembly.
Results
| Northern Ireland General Election 1921 |
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Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
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No. |
Net % |
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Ulster Unionist |
40 |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
76.92 |
66.9 |
343,347 |
N/A |
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Sinn Féin |
20 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
11.54 |
20.5 |
104,917 |
N/A |
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Nationalist (NI) |
12 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
11.54 |
11.8 |
60,577 |
N/A |
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Belfast Labour |
4 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.6 |
3,075 |
N/A |
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Independent |
1 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.2 |
926 |
N/A |
Total electorate: 582,464; turnout: 88.0% (512,842).
Votes summary
| Popular vote |
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| Ulster Unionist |
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66.95% |
| Sinn Féin |
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20.46% |
| Nationalist Party |
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11.81% |
| Belfast Labour |
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0.6% |
| Independent |
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0.18% |
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
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| Ulster Unionist |
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76.92% |
| Sinn Féin |
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11.54% |
| Nationalist Party |
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11.54% |
See also
References
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| Local government elections |
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| Referendums |
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