October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

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12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 635 seats in the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Harry West William Craig Party UUP Vanguard Leader since Jan. 1974 1973 Leader's seat Fermanagh and South Tyrone (defeated) Belfast East Seats won 6 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 256,053 92,622 Percentage 36.5% 13.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Gerry Fitt Ian Paisley Party SDLP DUP Leader since 1970 1971 Leader's seat Belfast West Antrim North Seats won 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 154,193 59,451 Percentage 22.4% 8.5%

The October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 10 October with 12 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom.