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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