1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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.
Party | MPs | Votes | ||||
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No. | Change | No. | % | Change | ||
UUP | 11 | 368,629 | 61.8% | |||
Republican Labour | 1 | 26,292 | 4.4% | |||
NI Labour | 0 | 72,613 | 12.2% | |||
Independent Republican | 0 | 62,782 | 10.5% | |||
Ulster Liberal | 0 | 29,109 | 4.9% | |||
Unity | 0 | 14,645 | 2.5% | |||
Total | 12 | 596,237 | 100 |
MPs elected
Constituency | Party | MP | |
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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-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Mid Ulster | 17 April 1969 | George Forrest | UUP | Bernadette Devlin | Unity | Death |
Footnotes
- O'Neill sat as the MP for Bannside in the Northern Ireland Parliament.
References
- "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1966". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "The 1966 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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