1929 Northern Ireland general election

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.

1929 Northern Ireland general election
22 May 1929
All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Craig Joe Devlin Samuel Kyle
Party Ulster Unionist Nationalist NI Labour
Leader since 7 June 1921 1918 1925
Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central Belfast North
(abolished)
Last election 32 seat, 55.0% 10 seats, 23.8% 3 seats, 4.7%
Seats won 37 11 1
Seat change 5 1 2
Popular vote 148,579 34,069 23,334
Percentage 50.8% 11.7% 8.0%
Swing 4.2% 9.5% 3.3%
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

James Craig
Ulster Unionist

 Prime Minister after election

James Craig
Ulster Unionist

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
Government
Parliament
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
Senate
Elections
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
By-elections
  • Constituencies
  • Political parties
See also
  • Other countries

22 MPs (42%), mostly Ulster Unionists, were elected unopposed without any votes being cast. This began a trend which would continue for decades - until 1969, at least 20 MPs in every Northern Ireland general election would be elected unopposed.

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