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.

Main article: 1966 United Kingdom general election

1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
31 March 1966
12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Terence O'Neill Gerry Fitt
Party Ulster Unionist Republican Labour
Leader since 1963 1964
Leader's seat Did not stand[fn 1] Belfast West
Seats won 11 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

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.

Results[1][2]
Party MPs Votes
No. Change No. % Change
Ulster Unionist 11 Decrease 1 368,629 61.8% Decrease 1.4
Republican Labour 1 Increase 1 26,292 4.4% Increase 2.1
NI Labour 0 Steady 72,613 12.2% Decrease 3.9
Independent Republican 0 Steady 62,782 10.5% Decrease 5.4
Ulster Liberal 0 Steady 29,109 4.9% Increase 2.2
Unity 0 Steady 14,645 2.5% Increase 2.5
Total 12 Steady 596,237 100 Steady

MPs elected
Constituency Party MP
Antrim North Ulster Unionist Henry Clark
Antrim South Ulster Unionist Knox Cunningham
Armagh Ulster Unionist John Maginnis
Belfast East Ulster Unionist Stanley McMaster
Belfast North Ulster Unionist Stratton Mills
Belfast South Ulster Unionist Rafton Pounder
Belfast West Republican Labour Gerry Fitt
Down North Ulster Unionist George Currie
Down South Ulster Unionist Lawrence Orr
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist Marquess of Abercorn
Londonderry Ulster Unionist Robin Chichester-Clark
Mid Ulster Ulster Unionist George Forrest

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

Footnotes
  1. O'Neill sat as the MP for Bannside in the Northern Ireland Parliament.

References
  1. "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1966". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "The 1966 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 19 January 2019.


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