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Northern Ireland Labour Party election results

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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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