1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

none 1966 United Kingdom general election January 2019 January 2019 1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland parliamentary no 1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1964 31 March 1966 1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1970 All 12 Northern Ireland seat in the House of Commons 66.1% (5.6 pp) Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Captain Rt. Hon. Terence O'Neill 1966 (cropped).png 150 120 160 0 30 Terence O'Neill Ulster Unionist Party Conservative Party (UK) 1963 Sat in Stormont 11 368,629 61.8% 1.4 pp 1 Republican Labour Party RLP Gerry Fitt 1964 Republican Labour Party Ran in Belfast West (won) 1 26,292 4.4% 2.1 pp 1 On 31 March 1966, the 1966 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 630 members of the House of Commons, including the 12 Northern Ireland seats. 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. Candidates Affiliation CandidatesUlster Unionist Party 12Independent Republican (Ireland) 5Northern Ireland Labour Party 4Ulster Liberal Party 3Republican Labour Party 1Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 1Unity (Northern Ireland) 1Total 27 Results +Partyhttps://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1966.cfm Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1966 ElectionsIreland.org 19 January 2019 20 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043008/https://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1966.cfm livehttps://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw66.htm The 1966 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland ARK: Northern Ireland Elections 19 January 2019 23 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181023212138/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw66.htm liveSeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Difference Ulster Unionist Party 11 0 1 1 91.7 368,629 61.8 1.4 Republican Labour Party 1 1 0 1 8.3 26,292 4.4 2.1 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 — 72,613 12.2 3.9 Independent Republican (Ireland) 0 0 0 — 62,782 10.5 5.4 Ulster Liberal Party 0 0 0 — 29,109 4.9 2.2 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1964 — 22,167 3.7 Unity (Northern Ireland) 0 colspan="3" New — 14,645 2.5 New Total 12 596,237 66.1https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 4 August 2026 5.6 MPs elected Constituency Party MPAntrim North Ulster Unionist PartyHenry ClarkAntrim South Ulster Unionist PartyKnox CunninghamArmagh Ulster Unionist PartyJohn MaginnisBelfast East Ulster Unionist PartyStanley McMasterBelfast North Ulster Unionist PartyStratton MillsBelfast South Ulster Unionist PartyRafton PounderBelfast West Republican Labour PartyGerry FittDown North Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge CurrieDown South Ulster Unionist PartyLawrence OrrFermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist PartyMarquess of AbercornLondonderry Ulster Unionist PartyRobin Chichester-ClarkMid Ulster Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Forrest By-elections By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party CauseMid Ulster17 April 1969George Forrest Ulster Unionist PartyBernadette Devlin Unity (Northern Ireland)Death See also 1966 United Kingdom general election in England 1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1966 United Kingdom general election in Wales References #Northern Ireland 1966 Category:1966 elections in Northern Ireland