Northern Ireland general election, 1958

Northern Ireland general election, 1958

1953 ← 20 March 1958 → 1962

outgoing members ← → MPs elected

All 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons 27 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart None Party UUP Nationalist NI Labour Leader since 1 May 1943 1958 N/A Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone None Last election 38 seats (48.6%) 7 seats (10.8%) 0 seats (12.1%) Seats won 37 7 4 Seat change 1 0 4 Popular vote 106,177 36,013 38,093 Percentage 44.0% 14.9% 15.8% Swing 4.6% 4.1% 3.0%

Election results by constituency.

Prime Minister before election Basil Brooke UUP Elected Prime Minister Basil Brooke UUP

Basil Brooke
UUP

Basil Brooke
UUP

The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

Electorate: 891,064 (359,816 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.1% (241,501).

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