General election held in Northern Ireland on 31 May 1962
The1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. While theUlster Unionist Party lost three seats, they retained a large majority as in all previous elections to theParliament of Northern Ireland .
↓ 34 9 4 5 UUP Nationalist Lab Oth
All parties shown. Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681).
Popular vote Ulster Unionist
48.77% Labour
25.39% Nationalist Party
15.15% Ulster Liberal
3.64% Independent Labour
3.07% Republican Labour
2.53% Irish Labour
1.07% Independent
0.4% World Socialist
0.02%
Parliamentary seats Ulster Unionist
65.38% Nationalist Party
17.31% Labour
7.69% Ulster Liberal
1.92% Independent Labour
1.92% Republican Labour
1.92% Irish Labour
1.92% Independent
1.92%
^a b Includes 20 members elected unopposed. ^a b c Voting only took place in 28 of 52 seats. The other 24 MPs were unopposed. ^a b Includes 3 members elected unopposed. ^ The only Independent Labour Group member was elected unopposed.