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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.

Results

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1953 Northern Ireland general election
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  UUP 43 38 3 2 +1 73.1 48.6 125,379 -14.1
  Ind. Unionist 8 1 1 2 -1 1.9 12.8 32,998 +12.2
  NI Labour 9 0 0 0 0 12.1 31,360 +5.0
  Nationalist 8 7 0 2 -2 13.5 10.8 27,796 -16.0
  Irish Labour 6 1 1 0 +1 1.9 5.1 13,223 N/A
  Anti-Partition 3 2 2 0 +2 3.8 3.0 7,728 N/A
  Independent Irish Labour 2 0 0 0 0 2.6 6,639 N/A
  Ind. Republican Labour 1 1 1 0 +1 1.9 2.3 5,947 N/A
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 1.5 3,902 -0.6
  Independent 2 1 0 1 -1 1.9 0.7 1,745 +0.2
  Communist (NI) 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 1,207 +0.3

All parties shown. Electorate 888,352 (428,216 in contested seats); Turnout 60.2% (257,924).

Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
48.61%
Independent Unionist
12.79%
Labour
12.16%
Nationalist Party
10.78%
Irish Labour
5.13%
Anti-Partition
3.00%
Independent Irish Labour
2.57%
Republican Labour
2.31%
Independent Labour
1.51%
Communist
0.47%
Independent
0.68%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
73.08%
Nationalist Party
13.46%
Anti-Partition
3.85%
Independent Unionist
1.92%
Irish Labour
1.92%
Republican Labour
1.92%
Independent Labour
1.92%
Independent
1.92%

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