Northern Ireland general election, 1962
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1962 was held on 31 May 1962. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.
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| Northern Ireland General Election 1962 | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Ulster Unionist | 45 | 34 | 0 | 2 | - 2 | 65.3 | 48.8 | 147,629 | +4.8 | |
| Labour (NI) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.4 | 76,842 | +9.6 | |
| Nationalist (NI) | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | + 2 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 45,860 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 11,005 | +3.3 | |
| Republican Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7,662 | -0.6 | |
| Independent Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6,946 | +0.3 | |
| Irish Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3,288 | -1.9 | |
| Ind. Labour Group | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2,343 | -1.2 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1,220 | -1.4 | |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | N/A | ||
All parties shown.
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