Northern Ireland: October 1974 general election results

How Northern Ireland voted at the October 1974 general election: the Ulster Unionists won 6 of 12 seats with 36.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.

7 for a majority

UUP6
Oth2
VUPP2
SDLP1
DUP1

Northern Ireland: results by party
Party	Seats	Change	Votes	Share	Change	Candidates
Ulster Unionist Party	6	−1	256,065	36.5%	+4.1	7
Others	2	+2	160,965	22.9%	+12.7	11
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party	2	−1	62,070	8.8%	−1.7	2
Social Democratic and Labour Party	1	0	128,308	18.3%	−4.1	8
Democratic Unionist Party	1	0	59,451	8.5%	+0.3	2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	0	0	35,415	5.0%	+1.9	4

Change compared with the February 1974 general election in Northern Ireland.

Constituencies

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Constituency	Winner	Majority	%	Turnout	Result
Antrim North	DUP	34,497	58.0	57.3%	DUP hold
Antrim South	UUP	38,432	56.2	58.1%	UUP hold
Armagh	UUP	17,663	28.3	68.6%	UUP hold
Belfast East	VUPP	10,122	18.8	67.5%	VUPP hold
Belfast North	UUP	18,222	38.2	66.4%	UUP hold
Belfast South	VUPP	18,941	37.7	66.7%	VUPP hold
Belfast West	SDLP	5,556	12.5	67.2%	SDLP hold
Down North	UUP	31,023	54.4	60.9%	UUP hold
Down South	UUP	3,567	5.4	72.4%	UUP hold
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Oth	2,695	4.3	88.6%	Oth gain from UUP
Londonderry	UUP	9,020	14.0	69.3%	UUP hold
Mid-Ulster	Oth	—	—	79.0%	Oth gain from VUPP

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Questions and answers

Who won in Northern Ireland at the October 1974 general election?

The Ulster Unionists won 6 of the 12 seats in Northern Ireland, with 36.5% of the vote.

How many seats were there in Northern Ireland in October 1974?

12 constituencies.

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