The 1953 Northern Ireland general election was held on 22 October 1953. Like all previous elections to the
Parliament of Northern Ireland, 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 ...
.
Results
''All parties shown. Electorate 888,352 (428,216 in contested seats); Turnout 60.2% (257,924).''
Votes summary
Seats summary
See also
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MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1953
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected in the 1953 Northern Ireland general election.
All members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons elected at the 1953 Northern Ireland general election are listed.
Members
Changes
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References
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
1953 elections in the United Kingdom
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...
October 1953 events in the United Kingdom
1953 elections in Northern Ireland
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