1962 Northern Ireland general election

1962 Northern Ireland general election
31 May 1962
All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Nat
NIL
Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart Tom Boyd
Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour
Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 1958
Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone Belfast Pottinger
Last election 37 seats, 44.0% 7 seats, 14.9% 4 seats, 15.8%
Seats won 34 9 4
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 147,629 45,860 76,842
Percentage 48.8% 15.1% 25.4%
Swing 4.8% 0.2% 9.6%
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

 Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
UUP

The 1962 Northern Ireland general election was held on 31 May 1962. While the Ulster Unionist Party lost three seats, they retained a large majority as in all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

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