Northern Ireland general election, 1962
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The 1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. While 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 ...
lost three seats, they retained a large majority as in 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 ...
.


Results

''All parties shown.
Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681).''


Votes summary


Seats summary


See also

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List of members of the 10th House of Commons of Northern Ireland This is a list of members of Parliament elected in the 1962 Northern Ireland general election. All members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons elected at the 1962 Northern Ireland general election are listed. Members Changes *6 Decemb ...


References


Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
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