1945 Northern Ireland general election

The 1945 Northern Ireland general election was held on 14 June 1945. The election saw significant losses for the Ulster Unionist Party, though they retained their majority.

14 June 1945

All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Basil Brooke	T. J. Campbell
Party	Ulster Unionist	Nationalist
Leader since	1 May 1943	18 January 1934
Leader's seat	Lisnaskea	Belfast Central
Last election	39 seats, 56.8%	8 seats, 4.9%
Seats won	33	10
Seat change	6	2
Popular vote	180,342	32,546
Percentage	50.4%	9.1%
Swing	6.4%	4.2%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Paddy Agnew	Harry Midgley
Party	NI Labour	Commonwealth Labour
Leader since	1938	1942
Leader's seat	South Armagh (defeated)	Belfast Willowfield
Last election	1 seat, 5.7%	Did not stand
Seats won	2	1
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	66,053	28,079
Percentage	18.5%	7.8%
Swing	12.8%	New party

Percentage of seats gained by each of the party

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
Ulster Unionist

Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
Ulster Unionist

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)


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See also Fourth Home Rule Bill Constitution Act 1973
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20 MPs were elected unopposed (38%), the vast majority of whom were Ulster Unionists. Four MPs affiliated with the labour movement were elected, a new record that would not be surpassed until 1958.

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