Northern Ireland general election, 1921

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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.

[edit] Results

Northern Ireland General Election 1921
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	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

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