1969 Northern Ireland general election

1969 Northern Ireland general election

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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 27 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Terence O'Neill Eddie McAteer Party UUP Nationalist Leader since 25 March 1963 2 June 1964 Leader's seat Bannside Foyle (Lost) Last election 36 seats, 59.1% 9 seats, 8.2% Seats won 36[nb 1] 6 Seat change 3 Popular vote 269,501 42,315 Percentage 48.2% 7.6% Swing 10.9% 0.6%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tom Boyd Gerry Fitt Party NI Labour Republican Labour Leader since 1958 1964 Leader's seat Belfast Pottinger (Lost) Belfast Dock Last election 2 seats, 20.4% 2 seat, 1.0% Seats won 2 2 Seat change Popular vote 45,113 13,115 Percentage 8.1% 2.4% Swing 12.3% 1.4%
Election results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Terence O'Neill UUP Prime Minister after election Terence O'Neill UUP

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
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See also Fourth Home Rule Bill Constitution Act 1973
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The 1969 Northern Ireland general election was held on Monday 24 February 1969. It was the last election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland before its abolition by the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

This was the first (and only) election since the 1929 general election to see changes to the constituencies. The Queen's University of Belfast seat was abolished and four new constituencies were created in the suburbs of Belfast to compensate for population growth there.
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