On 23 February 1950, the 1950 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 625 members of the House of Commons, including the 12 Northern Ireland seats.
The Representation of the People Act 1948 reorganised constituencies. As a result of the Act, all Members of Parliament, including those in Northern Ireland, were to only be elected single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting, ending the two-seat constituencies which had been in place till then. The university constituency of Queen's University of Belfast was also abolished.
In the election as a whole, the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee as Prime Minister was returned with a narrow majority, while the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, led by Sir Winston Churchill, continued in opposition.
Candidates
Affiliation CandidatesUlster Unionist Party 12Northern Ireland Labour Party 5Nationalist 2Irish Labour 2Independent Republican (Ireland) 1Sinn Féin 1Total 23
Results
+Party SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Difference 10 1 0 1 83.3 352,334 62.8 4.6 2 0 0 16.7 65,211 11.6 0.4 0 0 0 — 67,816 12.1 0.3 0 colspan="3" — 52,715 9.4 0 colspan="3" — 21,880 3.9 0 colspan="3" — 1,482 0.3 0 colspan=2 1 — 0 0.0 7.5 0 colspan=2 1 — 0 0.0 6.7 0 colspan=2 — 0 0.0 3.1 Total 12 1 100.0 561,438 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 866,421 77.4 10.0
MPs elected Constituency Party MPAntrim North Hugh O'NeillAntrim South Douglas SavoryArmagh Richard HardenBelfast East Alan McKibbinBelfast North H. Montgomery HydeBelfast South Conolly GageBelfast West J. G. MacManawayDown North Walter SmilesDown South Lawrence OrrFermanagh and South Tyrone Cahir HealyLondonderry Sir Ronald Ross, BtMid Ulster Anthony Mulvey
Notes
See also 1950 United Kingdom general election in England 1950 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1950 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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