1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

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1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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  1959 15 October 1964 1966  

12 seats in Northern Ireland of the
630 seats in the House of Commons
 First partySecond party
 
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Captain Rt. Hon. Terence O'Neill 1966 (cropped).png
Lab
Leader Terence O'Neill Tom Boyd
Party UUP NI Labour
Alliance Conservative
Leader since19631958
Leader's seatSat in Stormont Sat in Stormont
Seats won120
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote401,897102,759
Percentage63.2%16.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg14.0%Increase2.svg8.4%

The 1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 15 October with 12 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom.

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Results

The Ulster Unionists won all the seats in region, as they had at the previous election.

In the election as a whole, the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, led by Sir Alec Douglas-Home, lost their majority, lost power after thirteen years in government. The Labour Party won a narrow majority and Harold Wilson was appointed as Prime Minister.

1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland [1] [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  UUP 1212000100.063.2401,897-14.0
  NI Labour 1000000.016.1102,759+8.4
  Ind. Republican 1200000.015.9101,628+15.9
  Ulster Liberal 400000.02.717,354+2.1
  Republican Labour 100000.02.314,678+2.3
All parties shown.

MPs elected

ConstituencyPartyMP
Antrim North UUP Henry Clark
Antrim South UUP Knox Cunningham
Armagh UUP John Maginnis
Belfast East UUP Stanley McMaster
Belfast North UUP Stratton Mills
Belfast South UUP Rafton Pounder
Belfast West UUP Patricia McLaughlin
Down North UUP George Currie
Down South UUP Lawrence Orr
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP Marquess of Abercorn
Londonderry UUP Robin Chichester-Clark
Mid Ulster UUP George Forrest

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    References

    1. "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1964". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
    2. "The 1964 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.