1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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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.
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.
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #d1ffb2;" data-sort-value="Independent Republican (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DAA520;" data-sort-value="Ulster Liberal Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #85de59;" data-sort-value="Republican Labour Party" || Party | MPs | Votes | ||||
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| No. | Change | No. | % | Change | ||
| UUP | 12 | 
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401,897 | 63.2% |  14.0
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| NI Labour | 0 |
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102,759 | 16.1% |  8.4
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| Ind. Republican | 0 |
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101,628 | 15.9% | 15.9
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| Ulster Liberal | 0 |
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17,354 | 2.7% | 2.1
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| Republican Labour | 0 |
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14,678 | 2.3% | 2.3
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| Total | 12 |
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638,316 | 100 |
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MPs elected
| Constituency | Party | MP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim North
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UUP | Henry Clark | |
| Antrim South
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UUP | Knox Cunningham | |
| Armagh
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UUP | John Maginnis | |
| Belfast East
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UUP | Stanley McMaster | |
| Belfast North
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UUP | Stratton Mills | |
| Belfast South
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UUP | Rafton Pounder | |
| Belfast West
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UUP | Patricia McLaughlin | |
| Down North
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UUP | George Currie | |
| Down South
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UUP | Lawrence Orr | |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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UUP | Marquess of Abercorn | |
| Londonderry
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UUP | Robin Chichester-Clark | |
| Mid Ulster
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UUP | George Forrest | |
Footnotes
- ^ O'Neill sat as the MP for Bannside in the Northern Ireland Parliament.
- ^ Boyd sat as the MP for Belfast Pottinger in the Northern Ireland Parliament.
References
- ^ "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1964". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "The 1964 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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