1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland information
Main article: 1970 United Kingdom general election
1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
← 1966
18 June 1970
Feb. 1974 →
12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons
First party
Second party
Leader
James Chichester-Clark
Party
Ulster Unionist
Unity
Leader since
1969
Leader's seat
Did not stand[fn 1]
Seats won
8
2
Seat change
3
2
Popular vote
422,041
140,930
Percentage
54.2%
18.1%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Ian Paisley
Gerry Fitt
Party
Protestant Unionist
Republican Labour
Leader since
1966
1964
Leader's seat
Antrim North
Belfast West
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
New
Popular vote
35,303
30,649
Percentage
4.5%
3.9%
The 1970 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. It was the first general election held after the Representation of the People Act 1969 which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18.
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