Northern Ireland general election, 1921

Northern Ireland general election, 1921

1918 ← 24 May 1921 → 1925 members

All 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons 27 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader James Craig Éamon de Valera Joe Devlin Party Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin Nationalist (NI) Leader since 1921 1917 1918 Leader's seat Down Down Belfast West Seats won 40 6 6 Popular vote 343,347 104,917 60,577 Percentage 66.9% 20.5% 11.8%

Percentage of seats gained by each of the party.

Prime Minister before election N/A Elected Prime Minister James Craig Ulster Unionist

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The Northern Ireland general election, 1921 was held on 24 May 1921. It was the first election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist Party members won a two-thirds majority of votes cast and more than three-quarter of the seats in the assembly.

Results

Northern Ireland General Election 1921
		Candidates						Votes
Party		Standing	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Ulster Unionist	40	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	76.92	66.9	343,347	N/A
	Sinn Féin	20	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.54	20.5	104,917	N/A
	Nationalist (NI)	12	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.54	11.8	60,577	N/A
	Belfast Labour	4	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.00	0.6	3,075	N/A
	Independent	1	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.00	0.2	926	N/A

Total electorate: 582,464; turnout: 88.0% (512,842).

Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist			66.95%
Sinn Féin			20.46%
Nationalist Party			11.81%
Belfast Labour			0.6%
Independent			0.18%

Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist			76.92%
Sinn Féin			11.54%
Nationalist Party			11.54%

See also

• Irish elections, 1921
• MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1921

References

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results