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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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12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | ![]() | |
Ind. Republican | 0 | ![]() |
62,782 | 10.5% | ![]() | |
Ulster Liberal | 0 | ![]() |
29,109 | 4.9% | ![]() | |
Nationalist | 0 | ![]() |
22,167 | 3.7% | N/A | |
Unity | 0 | ![]() |
14,645 | 2.5% | ![]() | |
Total | 12 | ![]() |
596,237 | 100 | ![]() |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Mid Ulster | 17 April 1969 | George Forrest | UUP | Bernadette Devlin | Unity | Death |
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