1945 Northern Ireland general election

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{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|government = yes

|candidates = 41

|seats = 33{{Efn|name=UUP}}

|gain = 0

|loss = 6

|net = -6

|votes = 180,342

|votes % = 50.4

|seats % = 63.5

|plus/minus = -6.4

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidates = 15

|seats = 2

|gain = 2

|loss = 1

|net = +1

|votes = 66,053

|votes % = 18.5

|seats % = 3.8

|plus/minus = +12.8

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)

|candidates = 11

|seats = 10{{Efn|name=Nat}}

|gain = 2

|loss = 0

|net = +2

|votes = 32,546

|votes % = 9.1

|seats % = 19.2

|plus/minus = +4.2

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Commonwealth Labour Party

|candidates = 6

|seats = 1

|gain = 1

|loss = 0

|net = +1

|votes = 28,079

|votes % = 7.8

|seats % = 1.9

|plus/minus = N/A

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidates = 5

|seats = 2{{efn|name=IndUnion|Includes 1 member elected unopposed.}}

|gain = 1

|loss = 1

|net = 0

|votes = 17,906

|votes % = 5.0

|seats % = 3.8

|plus/minus = -1.8

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Communist Party of Northern Ireland

|candidates = 3

|seats = 0

|gain = 0

|loss = 0

|net = 0

|votes = 12,456

|votes % = 3.5

|seats % =

|plus/minus = N/A

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Independent Labour

|candidates = 2

|seats = 1

|gain = 0

|loss = 0

|net = 0

|votes = 9,872

|votes % = 2.8

|seats % = 1.9

|plus/minus = +1.1

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)

|candidates = 2

|seats = 1

|gain = 1

|loss = 0

|net = +1

|votes = 5,497

|votes % = 1.5

|seats % = 1.9

|plus/minus = N/A

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Federation of Labour (Ireland)

|candidates = 1

|seats = 0

|gain = 0

|loss = 0

|net = 0

|votes = 3,912

|votes % = 1.1

|seats % =

|plus/minus = N/A

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidates = 2

|seats = 2

|gain = 2

|loss = 0

|net = +2

|votes = 1,219

|votes % = 0.3

|seats % = 3.8

|plus/minus = -1.9

}}

|}

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

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|title=Popular vote

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{{bar percent|Ulster Unionist|#48A5EE|50.39}}

{{bar percent|Labour|#DC241f|18.46}}

{{bar percent|Nationalist Party|#32cd32|9.09}}

{{bar percent|Commonwealth Labour|#b22222|7.85}}

{{bar percent|Independent Unionist|#0077ff|5.00}}

{{bar percent|Communist|red|3.48}}

{{bar percent|Independent Labour|#FFE8E8|2.76}}

{{bar percent|Socialist Republican|#228B22|1.54}}

{{bar percent|Federation of Labour|#D73D3D|1.09}}

{{bar percent|Independent|#dddddd|0.34}}

}}

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|title=Parliamentary seats

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{{bar percent|Ulster Unionist|#48A5EE|63.46}}

{{bar percent|Nationalist Party|#32cd32|19.23}}

{{bar percent|Independent Unionist|#0077ff|3.85}}

{{bar percent|Labour|#DC241f|3.85}}

{{bar percent|Independent Labour|#FFE8E8|1.92}}

{{bar percent|Commonwealth Labour|#b22222|1.92}}

{{bar percent|Socialist Republican|#228B22|1.92}}

{{bar percent|Independent|#dddddd|3.85}}

}}

Only 32 of the 52 seats (62%) were actually contested.

In 20 of the 52 seats (38%), 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.

• 1945 United Kingdom general election

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• [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/totals.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116175039/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/totals.html |date=16 November 2017 }}

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