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Northern Ireland Labour Party election results

This article lists the Northern Ireland Labour Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections. Except where noted, candidates were endorsed by the British Labour Party.[1]

Summary of general election performance

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Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote % NI vote Change (percentage points) Saved deposits Number of MPs
1924 1 21,122 21,122 0.1 4.1 N/A 1 0
1931 1 9,410 9,410 0.0 3.3 N/A 1 0
1945 5 66,223 13,245 0.3 11.4 N/A 4 0
1950 5 67,816 13,563 0.2 12.1 -0.1 5 0
1951 4 62,324 15,581 0.2 13.5 0.0 4 0
1955 3 35,614 11,871 0.1 5.5 -0.1 3 0
1959 3 44,370 14,790 0.2 7.7 +0.1 3 0
1964 10 102,857 10,286 0.4 16.1 +0.3 6 0
1966 4 72,613 18,153 0.2 12.2 -0.2 4 0
1970 7 98,194 14,028 0.3 12.6 +0.1 6 0
1974 Feb 5 17,284 3,457 0.0 2.4 -0.3 1 0
1974 Oct 3 11,539 3,846 0.0 1.6 0.0 1 0
1979 3 4,441 1,480 0.0 0.6 0.0 0 0

Election results

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1923 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Harry Midgley 22,255 47.1 2

Midgley contested the election for the Belfast Labour Party, forerunner of the Northern Ireland Labour Party

1924 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Harry Midgley 21,122 40.4 2

Midgley was not endorsed by the British Labour Party.[2]

1931 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East John Campbell 9,410 24.9 2

By-elections, 1935–1945

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1943 Antrim by-election Robert Getgood 17,253 28.3 2
1943 Belfast West by-election Jack Beattie 19,936 46.2 1

1945 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim Henry Holmes 18,403 12.8 3
Belfast East Tom Boyd 17,338 43.6 2
Belfast North William Leeburn 20,845 44.7 2
Belfast South James Morrow 8,166 17.5 3
Londonderry Milton Gordon 1,471 1.9 3

By-elections, 1945–1950

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1946 Down by-election Desmond Donnelly 28,846 29.3 2

1950 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Tom Boyd 17,338 36.7 2
Belfast North William Leeburn 20,146 35.6 2
Belfast South James McKernan 11,428 24.8 2
North Down Albert McElroy 10,836 20.6 2
South Antrim Edward Brown 8,068 16.4 2

1951 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Tom Boyd 17,910 38.3 2
Belfast North James Morrow 22,685 39.3 2
Belfast South Robert McBrinn 11,815 24.2 2
North Down Albert McElroy 9,914 18.6 2

By-elections, 1951–1955

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1952 Belfast South by-election Sam Napier 7,655 24.9 2

1955 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Tom Boyd 13,041 30.2 2
Belfast North Billy Boyd 15,065 28.2 2
Belfast South Edward Brown 7,508 17.6 2

By-elections, 1955–1959

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1959 Belfast East by-election James Gardner 14,264 42.2 2

1959 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East James Gardner 16,412 37.2 2
Belfast North Jack McDowell 18,640 35.2 2
Belfast South Norman Searight 9,318 21.6 2

By-elections, 1959–1964

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1963 Belfast South by-election Norman Searight 7,209 25.8 2

1964 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Samuel Ewart 6,523 12.0 3
Belfast East Samuel Watt 15,555 36.9 2
Belfast North Jack McDowell 17,564 34.9 2
Belfast South John Barkley 8,792 22.4 2
Belfast West Billy Boyd 12,579 24.3 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Baptist W. Gamble 2,339 4.3 4
Mid Ulster Patrick McGarvey 5,053 8.8 3
North Down Edward Bell 11,571 18.9 2
South Antrim Sydney Stewart 16,531 24.4 2
South Down Sam Thompson 6,260 11.2 3

1966 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Martin McBirney 17,650 45.3 2
Belfast North David Overend 19,927 42.6 2
Belfast South Erskine Holmes 12,364 34.6 2
South Antrim Sydney Stewart 22,672 35.7 2

1970 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Erskine Holmes 8,781 12.9 3
Belfast East David Bleakley 18,259 40.5 2
Belfast North John Sharkey 18,894 31.9 2
Belfast South John Coulthard 11,567 29.6 2
North Antrim Patrick McHugh 6,476 11.0 3
North Down Kenneth Young 14,246 17.7 2
South Antrim Robert Johnston 19,971 20.5 2

February 1974 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East David Bleakley 8,122 14.1 3
Belfast North Sandy Scott 2,917 5.9 4
Belfast South Erskine Holmes 2,455 4.7 5
Belfast West Billy Boyd 1,989 4.2 5

October 1974 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East David Bleakley 7,415 13.9 3
Belfast North Billy Boyd 2,481 5.2 4
Belfast South Erskine Holmes 1,643 4.2 5

1979 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East George Chambers 1,982 3.9 5
Belfast North Alan Carr 1,889 4.4 7
Belfast West Derek Peters 540 1.6 6

References

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  1. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, p.xvi
  2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, p.xvi
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