The 1958 Northern Ireland general election was called on 27 February by
1st Viscount Brookeborough to be held on 20 March 1958.
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 m ...
. The
Northern Ireland Labour Party
The Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP) was a political party in Northern Ireland which operated from 1924 until 1987.
Origins
The roots of the NILP can be traced back to the formation of the Belfast Labour Party in 1892. William Walker stoo ...
returned to the Commons after being wiped out in the 1949 election.
Campaign
Announcing the election,
Viscount Brookeborough
Viscount Brookeborough, of Colebrooke in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1952 for the Ulster Unionist politician and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Captain The Rt. Hon. Sir B ...
remarked that the election would be on the Border issue once more, noting that this was the ninth election on the same issue.
Unemployment was also an issue in the election with 50,000 people out of work in the province in that year.
Results
''Electorate: 891,064 (359,816 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.1% (241,501).''
Votes summary
Seats summary
See also
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References
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
1958
Northern Ireland general election
Northern Ireland general election
General election
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