1965 Northern Ireland general election

1965 Northern Ireland general election
25 November 1965
All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Nat
Leader Terence O'Neill Eddie McAteer
Party UUP Nationalist
Leader since 25 March 1963 2 June 1964
Leader's seat Bannside Foyle
Last election 34 seats, 48.8% 9 seats, 15.1%
Seats won 36 9
Seat change 2
Popular vote 191,896 26,748
Percentage 59.1% 8.2%
Swing 10.3% 6.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Tom Boyd Gerry Fitt
Party NI Labour Republican Labour
Leader since 1958 1964
Leader's seat Belfast Pottinger Belfast Dock
Last election 4 seats, 25.4% Did not exist
Seats won 2 2
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 66,323 3,326
Percentage 20.4% 1.0%
Swing 5.0% New party
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Terence O'Neill
UUP

 Prime Minister after election

Terence O'Neill
UUP

The 1965 Northern Ireland general election 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.

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