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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[edit]
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Change | No. | % | Change | ||
| Ulster Unionist | 12 | 
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401,897 | 63.2% |  14.0
| |
| NI Labour | 0 |
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102,759 | 16.1% |  8.4
| |
| Independent Republican | 0 |
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101,628 | 15.9% | 15.9
| |
| Ulster Liberal | 0 |
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17,354 | 2.7% | 2.1
| |
| Republican Labour | 0 |
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14,678 | 2.3% | 2.3
| |
| Total | 12 |
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638,316 | 100 |
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MPs elected[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 1964". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "The 1964 Westminster Elections in Northern Ireland". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.