1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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.
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12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | MPs | Votes | ||||
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No. | Change | No. | % | Change | ||
UUP | 12 | ![]() |
401,897 | 63.2% | ![]() | |
NI Labour | 0 | ![]() |
102,759 | 16.1% | ![]() | |
Independent Republican | 0 | ![]() |
101,628 | 15.9% | ![]() | |
Ulster Liberal | 0 | ![]() |
17,354 | 2.7% | ![]() | |
Republican Labour | 0 | ![]() |
14,678 | 2.3% | ![]() | |
Total | 12 | ![]() |
638,316 | 100 | ![]() |
MPs elected
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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