The 1929 Northern Ireland general election was held on 22 May 1929. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. It was the first held after the abolition of proportional representation and the redrawing of electoral boundaries to create single-seat constituencies. As with the rest of the United Kingdom, this has made it more difficult for independent and minor party candidates to win seats.

Results

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1929 Northern Ireland general election
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Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Ulster Unionist 43 37 N/A N/A +5 71.2 50.8 148,579 -4.2
  Ind. Unionist 10 3 N/A N/A -1 5.8 14.3 41,778 +5.3
  Nationalist 11 11 N/A N/A +1 21.2 11.7 34,069 -9.5
  NI Labour 5 1 N/A N/A -2 1.9 8.0 23,334 +3.3
  Ulster Liberal 5 0 N/A N/A -1 6.2 18,208 +4.9
  Local Option 3 0 N/A N/A 0 3.3 9,776 N/A
  Town Tenants' Association 2 0 N/A N/A 0 2.4 6,901 +1.5
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 N/A N/A 0 1.3 3,694 N/A
  Independent 1 0 N/A N/A 0 1.2 3,437 N/A
  Independent Labour 2 0 N/A N/A 0 0.8 2,442 N/A

Electorate: 775,307 (432,439 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.6% (292,218). Ulster Liberal Party result is compared to Unbought Tenants' Association in 1925.

Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
50.85%
Independent Unionist
14.30%
Nationalist Party
11.66%
Labour
7.99%
Ulster Liberal
6.23%
Independent
3.28%
Other
5.71%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
71.15%
Nationalist Party
21.15%
Independent Unionist
5.77%
Labour
1.92%

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Kyle stood in Belfast Oldpark but was defeated.

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