Irish republican electoral results, Northern Ireland Parliament

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Below are the results of Irish republican parties in elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from its creation in 1921, until its abolition in 1972. Also includes a list of those elected.

Northern Ireland General Election 1921
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Sinn Féin 20 6 N/A N/A N/A 11.54 20.5 104,917 N/A

Total electorate: 582,464; turnout: 88.0% (512,842). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1925
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Independent Republican 6 2 0 4 – 4 3.8 5.3 20,615 -15.2

Electorate 611,683 (512,264 in contested seats); Turnout: 75.1% (384,745). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1929
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Nonpartisan 0 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 0 N/A
Northern Ireland General Election 1933
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Independent 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

Electorate 793,952 (250,519 in contested seats); Turnout 67.7% (169,690). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1938
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Nonpartisan 0 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 0 N/A
Northern Ireland General Election 1945
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Socialist Republican 2 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 1.5 5,497 +1.5

Electorate: 845,964 (509,098 in contested seats); Turnout: 70.3% (357,882). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1949
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Socialist Republican 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 0.0 0 -1.5

The only Socialist Republican Party candidate was elected unopposed. Electorate 846,719 (477,354 in contested seats); Turnout 79.3% (378,458).

Northern Ireland General Election 1953
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Republican Labour 1 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 2.3 5,947 N/A

Electorate 888,352 (428,216 in contested seats); Turnout 60.2% (257,924). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1958
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Republican Labour 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 3.1 7,510 +0.8

Electorate: 891,064 (359,816 in contested seats); Turnout: 67.1% (241,501). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1962
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Republican Labour 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 2.5 7,662 -0.6

Electorate: 903,596 (458,838 in contested seats); Turnout: 66.0% (302,681). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1965
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Republican Labour 2 2 1 0 + 1 3.8 1.0 3,326 -1.5
  Independent Republican 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 682 N/A

Electorate: 907,667 (563,252 in contested seats); Turnout: 57.6% (324,589). Elected:

Northern Ireland General Election 1969
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Republican Labour 5 2 1 1 0 3.8 2.4 13,115 +1.4

Electorate: 912,087 (778,031 in contested seats); Turnout: 71.9% (559,087). Elected:

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