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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1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

← 1964 31 March 1966 1970 →
12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Terence O'Neill Gerry Fitt Party Ulster Unionist Republican Labour Leader since 1963 1964 Leader's seat Did not stand[fn 1] Belfast West Seats won 11 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 368,629 26,292 Percentage 61.8% 4.4% Swing 1.4% 2.1%

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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.

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Results^[1][2]

Party		MPs		Votes
		No.	Change	No.	%	Change
	Ulster Unionist	11	1	368,629	61.8%	1.4
	Republican Labour	1	1	26,292	4.4%	2.1
	NI Labour	0		72,613	12.2%	3.9
	Independent Republican	0		62,782	10.5%	5.4
	Ulster Liberal	0		29,109	4.9%	2.2
	Unity	0		14,645	2.5%	2.5
Total		12		596,237	100

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