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.

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1933 Northern Ireland general election

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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader James Craig Joe Devlin Party Ulster Unionist Nationalist Leader since 7 June 1921 1918 Leader's seat North Down Belfast Central Last election 37 seats, 50.8% 11 seats, 11.7% Seats won 36[u 1] 9[n 1] Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 73,791 22,269 Percentage 43.5% 13.2% Swing 5.3% 1.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jack Beattie Éamon de Valera Party NI Labour Fianna Fáil Leader since 1929 1926 Leader's seat Belfast Pottinger South Down Last election 1 seat, 8.0% Did not stand Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 14,436 7,404 Percentage 8.5% 4.4% Swing 0.5% New party
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election James Craig Ulster Unionist Prime Minister after election James Craig Ulster Unionist

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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.

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1933 Northern Ireland general election
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Ulster Unionist	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
	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
	National League	1	0	0	0	0		1.3	2,211	N/A
	Independent	1	0	0	0	0		0.2	331	-1.0

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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.

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