# 1933 Northern Ireland general election

The 1933 Northern Ireland general election was held on 30 November 1933. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.
33 of the 52 MPs (63%) were elected unopposed, the largest number in the history of the House of Commons. The vast majority of those elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists.

## Results

| 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| UUP | Nationalist | IU | L | Oth |
1933 Northern Ireland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | UUP | 41 | 36 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 69.2 | 43.5 | 73,791 | -5.3 |
| | Ind. Unionist | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 21.3 | 36,142 | +7.0 |
| | Nationalist | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 22,269 | +1.4 |
| | NI Labour | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 14,436 | +0.5 |
| | Ind. Republican | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 13,106 | N/A |
| | Fianna Fáil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 7,404 | N/A |
| | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.3 | 2,211 | N/A |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.2 | 331 | -1.0 |
Electorate 793,952 (250,519 in contested seats); Turnout 67.7% (169,690). The sole member elected for Fianna Fáil was the President of the Executive Council (Prime Minister) of the Irish Free State, Éamon de Valera.

### Seat changes

| Constituency | From | To |
| Belfast Dock | UUP | NI Labour |
| South Armagh | Nationalist | Ind. Nationalist |
| South Down | Nationalist | Fianna Fáil |

### Votes summary

Popular vote
Ulster Unionist
43.5%
Independent Unionist
21.3%
Nationalist Party
13.1%
Labour
8.5%
Independent Republican
7.7%
Fianna Fáil
4.4%
National League
1.3%
Independent
0.2% :

### Seats summary

Parliamentary seats
Ulster Unionist
69.23%
Nationalist Party
17.31%
Independent Unionist
5.77%
Labour
3.85%
Independent Republican
1.92%
Fianna Fáil
1.92% :

### Contested seats

Only 19 of the 52 seats (37%) were actually contested.
1933 Northern Ireland general election (contested seats) :
| Party | Party | Popular vote | Popular vote | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Stood | Elected | % |
| | Ulster Unionist | 73,791 | 43.5 | 14 | 9 | 47.4 |
| | Ind. Unionist | 36,142 | 21.3 | 8 | 3 | 15.8 |
| | Nationalist | 22,269 | 13.1 | 4 | 3 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | 14,436 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 10.5 |
| | Ind. Republican | 13,106 | 7.7 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 7,404 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 5.3 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 2,211 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| | Independent | 331 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Total | Total | 169,690 | 67.7 | 36 | 19 | — |

### Uncontested seats

In 33 of the 52 seats (63%), only one candidate stood and they were elected unopposed without any votes cast. The vast majority of the MPs elected without a contest were Ulster Unionists.
1933 Northern Ireland general election (uncontested seats) :
| Party | Party | Popular vote | Popular vote | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Stood | Elected | % |
| | Ulster Unionist | Unopposed | Unopposed | 27 | 27 | 81.8 |
| | Nationalist | Unopposed | Unopposed | 6 | 6 | 18.2 |
| Total | Total | | | 33 | 33 | 100 |