Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
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UUP | O'Neill, Robert William Hugh | 57,259 | 43.1% | N/A | |
UUP | Haughton, Samuel Gillmor | 57,232 | 43.1% | N/A | |
NI Labour | Holmes, Henry | 18,403 | 13.8% | N/A | |
Majority | 38,829 | 29.3% | N/A | Estimated Turnout | 66,447 | 49.4% | N/A | Swing | N/A | Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 11 Feb 1943 by-election |