1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

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1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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  1964 31 March 1966 1970  

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
Rep
Leader Terence O'Neill Gerry Fitt
Party UUP Republican Labour
Alliance Conservative
Leader since19631964
Leader's seatSat in Stormont Belfast West
Seats won111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote368,62926,292
Percentage61.8%4.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.4%Increase2.svg2.1%

The 1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 31 March 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 lost one seat to Gerry Fitt, leader of the new Republican Labour Party.

In the election as a whole, the Labour Party increased their majority and Harold Wilson continued as Prime Minister. The Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, were now led by Edward Heath.

1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland [1] [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  UUP 121101-191.761.8368,629-1.4
  NI Labour 400000.012.272,613-3.9
  Ind. Republican 500000.010.562,782-5.4
  Ulster Liberal 300000.04.929,109+2.2
  Republican Labour 1110+18.34.426,292+2.1
  Nationalist 100000.03.722,167+3.7
  Unity 100000.02.514,645+2.5
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 Republican Labour Gerry Fitt
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

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Mid Ulster 17 April 1969 George Forrest UUP Bernadette Devlin Unity Death

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    References

    1. "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1966". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
    2. "The 1966 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.