Northern Ireland general election, 1925
Northern Ireland 1921–72
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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.
Results
Northern Ireland General Election 1925 |
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Candidates |
Votes |
Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
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UUP |
40 |
32 |
0 |
8 |
- 8 |
61.5 |
55.0 |
211,662 |
-11.9 |
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Nationalist |
11 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
+ 4 |
19.2 |
23.8 |
91,452 |
+3.3 |
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Independent Unionist |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
+ 4 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
34,716 |
+9.0 |
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Republican |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
- 4 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
20,615 |
-15.2 |
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NI Labour |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
+ 3 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
18,114 |
+4.7 |
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Unbought Tenants |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
4,886 |
+1.3 |
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Town Tenants' Association |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
3,320 |
+0.9 |
Electorate 611,683 (512,264 in contested seats); Turnout: 75.1% (384,745).
Votes summary
Popular vote |
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Ulster Unionist |
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55.01% |
Nationalist Party |
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23.77% |
Independent Unionist |
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9.02% |
Republican |
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5.36% |
Labour |
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4.71% |
Tenants Associations |
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2.13% |
Seats summary
Parliamentary seats |
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Ulster Unionist |
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61.54% |
Nationalist Party |
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19.23% |
Independent Unionist |
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7.69% |
Republican |
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3.85% |
Labour |
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5.77% |
Unbought Tenants |
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1.92% |
References