Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 90053
Conservative 77229

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 87671
Conservative 75415

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 89427
Nationalist 13497

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist -2

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Mar, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist -1

This was a by-election.

Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 101047
Conservative 90022

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 27th Jun, 1934
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 46879

This was a by-election.

Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 101494
Conservative 92625

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 110517
Conservative 92652

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election


The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Co Fermanagh and Tyrone PCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12750146/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 20th May 2024