Irish elections, 1921

Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The election was used by Irish Republicans as the basis of membership of the Second Dáil. Where contested, the elections used Single Transferable Vote.

The general election to the Northern Ireland House of Commons occurred on 24 May. Of 52 seats, including Queen's University of Belfast, 40 were won by Unionists, 6 by moderate nationalists and 6 by Sinn Féin.

The results were as follows:

Party	Leader	Seats		First Preferences
		# of Seats	% of Seats	# of Votes	% of Votes|- bgcolor="lightblue"	Ulster Unionist Party	Sir James Craig	40	76.9%	343,347	66.9%|- bgcolor="darkgreen"	Sinn Féin	Eamon de Valera	6	11.5%	104,917	20.5%|- bgcolor="green"	Nationalist	Joe Devlin	6	11.5%	60,577	11.8%|- bgcolor="pink"	Independent Labour		0	-	3,075	0.6%|- bgcolor="darkkhaki"	Independent	Rev. J.B. Wallace	0	-	926	0.1%|-			52	100.0%	512,842	100.0%|} No actual polling took place in Southern Ireland as all 128 candidates were returned unopposed. Of these, 124 were won by Sinn Féin and four by independent Unionists representing the University of Dublin (Trinity College). Party Leader Seats First Preferences # of Seats % of Seats # of Votes % of Votes|- bgcolor="darkgreen" Sinn Féin Eamon de Valera 124 (unopposed) 96.9% 0 -|- bgcolor="lightblue" Independent Unionist   4 (unopposed) 3.1% 0 -|-   128 100.0% 0 -|} Only Sinn Féin candidates recognised the Dáil and five of these had been elected in two constituencies (Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Sean Milroy and Eoin MacNeill) one in each part of Ireland. The total number of members who assembled in the Second Dáil was 125: 119 elected solely in Southern Ireland, 1 solely in Northern Ireland (John O'Mahony), and 5 in both. In Southern Ireland, there were fresh elections in 1922 as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Related Articles • Political Terms of Ireland - A Little Irish Glossary - Irish for Beginners • Ireland and Northern Ireland - How, When and Why Partition Happened - Implications for Tourists in Ireland • Irish Surnames - Meanings & Origins of Common Last Names of Ireland • Applying for Irish Citizenship and Passports - About Genealogy • Architecture in Ireland and Northern Ireland - Architecture for Travelers to Ireland Email this page