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Encyclopedia > Northern Ireland general election, 1958

The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...


Results

Northern Ireland General Election 1958
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Ulster Unionist 37 3 4 - 1 71.2 44.0 106,177 -4.6
  Labour (NI) 4 4 0 + 4 7.7 15.8 38,093 +3.0
  Irish Nationalist 7 0 0 0 13.5 14.9 36,013 +4.1
  Independent Unionist 0 0 0 0 6.8 16,537 N/A
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 1.9 5.1 12,227 +3.6
  Republican Labour 1 0 0 0 1.9 3.1 7,510 +0.8
  Irish Labour 0 0 1 - 1 3.0 7,321 -2.1
  Independent Nationalist 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 2.1 5,168 N/A
  Independent Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 0 2.0 4,704 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0 1.9 1.8 4,231 +1.1
  Independent Irish Labour 0 0 0 0 1.1 2,761 -2.5
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.3 759 N/A

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until the 1980s. ... The Nationalist Party, an Irish political party, existed under various forms from 1874 to 1978. ... In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. ... The Republican Labour Party was a political party in Northern Ireland. ... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Ulster Liberal Party was the Northern Ireland branch of the UK Liberal Party. ...

References

  • Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
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