The 1965 Northern Ireland general election was held on 25 November 1965. Like all previous elections to the
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore ord ...
, it produced a large majority for the
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a Unionism in Ireland, unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded as the Ulster Unionist Council in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it l ...
.
Results
''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
*
List of members of the 11th House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Notes
References
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results
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1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
Northern Ireland general election
Northern Ireland general election
General election
A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. Gener ...