The 1938 Northern Ireland general election was held on 9 February 1938. Like all previous elections to the
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore ord ...
, it produced a large majority for the
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movem ...
. The newly-formed
Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
The Ulster Progressive Unionist Association or, as it became within two months of its formation in June 1937, the Ulster Progressive Unionist Party (UPUP), was a political group formed to seek greater internal debate within unionism and to secu ...
came second in vote share, but won no seats.
Results
''Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355).''
Seat changes
Votes summary
Seats summary
References
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
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Northern Ireland general election
1938
Events
January
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Northern Ireland general election
1938 elections in Northern Ireland