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The 1938 Northern Ireland general election was held on 9 February 1938. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party, who won three-quarters of the seats.

The newly-formed Ulster Progressive Unionist Association came second in vote share, but won no seats. 21 MPs were elected unopposed (40%), the vast majority of whom were Ulster Unionists.

Results

1938 Northern Ireland general election
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	UUP	43	39	3	0	+3	75.0	56.8	187,684	+13.3
	Progressive Unionist	10	0	0	0	0	—	12.4	41,028	N/A
	Ind. Unionist Party	6	1	1	0	+1	1.9	8.6	28,459	N/A
	Ind. Unionist	5	2	1	2	-1	3.8	6.8	22,354	-14.5
	NI Labour	7	1	1	2	-1	1.9	5.7	18,775	-2.8
	Nationalist	9	8	0	1	-1	15.4	4.9	16,167	-8.3
	Independent	3	0	0	0	0	—	2.2	7,482	+2.0
	Independent Labour	1	1	1	0	+1	1.9	1.7	5,480	N/A
	Ind. Progressive Unionist	1	0	0	0	0	—	0.9	2,926	N/A

Electorate: 825,101 (464,860 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.1% (330,355).

Seat changes

Votes summary

Seats summary

Contested seats

Only 31 of the 52 seats (60%) were actually contested.

Uncontested seats

In 21 of the 52 seats (40%), only one candidate stood and they were elected unopposed without any votes cast. The vast majority of the MPs elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists.

References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Archived 16 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine