- Northern Ireland general election, 1965
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Northern Ireland general election, 1965 1962 ←
members25 November 1965 → 1969
membersAll 52 seats to the Northern Ireland House of Commons
27 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Third party Leader Terence O'Neill Eddie McAteer Tom Boyd Party Ulster Unionist Nationalist (NI) Labour (NI) Leader since 25 March 1963 2 June 1964 1958 Leader's seat Bannside Foyle Belfast Pottinger Last election 34 seats (48.8%) 9 seats (15.1%) 4 seats (25.4%) Seats won 36 9 2 Seat change 2 0 2 Popular vote 191,896 26,748 66,323 Percentage 59.1% 8.2% 20.4% Swing 10.6% 6.9% 12.3%
Election results by constituency.
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Elected Prime Minister
Northern Ireland 1921–72
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The Northern Ireland general election, 1965 was held on 25 November 1965. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. They increased their vote share largely due to a reduction in the number of uncontested seats, but also picked up two additional seats. Similarly, the Nationalist vote share decreased largely due to more of the seats in which they stood candidates being uncontested.
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Results
Northern Ireland General Election 1965 Candidates Votes Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net % Ulster Unionist 41 36 2 0 + 2 69.2 59.1 191,896 +10.3 Labour (NI) 17 2 0 2 - 2 3.8 20.4 66,323 -12.3 Nationalist (NI) 9 9 0 0 0 17.3 8.2 26,748 -6.9 National Democrats 1 1 1 0 + 1 1.9 4.7 15,206 N/A Liberal 4 1 0 0 0 1.9 3.9 12,618 +0.3 Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 4,371 -1.7 Republican Labour 2 2 1 0 + 1 3.8 1.0 3,326 -1.5 New Ireland Movement 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3,111 N/A Independent Republican 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 682 N/A Communist (NI) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 308 N/A Independent 1 1 0 0 0 1.9 0.0 0 -0.4 All parties shown. The only independent candidate was elected unopposed. Electorate: 907,667 (563,252 in contested seats); Turnout: 57.6% (324,589).
Votes summary
Seats summary
See also
References
Elections and referendums in Northern Ireland Elections Local government elections 1973 · 1977 · 1981 · 1985 · 1989 · 1993 · 1997 · 2001 · 2005 · 2011Referendums Categories:- 1965 in Northern Ireland
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- 1965 elections in the United Kingdom
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