Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°33′25″N 6°18′40″W / 54.557°N 6.311°W / 54.557; -6.311

For other constituencies of the same name, see Down (disambiguation).

Down
Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Down shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1929
Election method	Single transferable vote

Down was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

Boundaries

Down consisted of the administrative County Down (that is, excluding those parts of the historic county within the County Borough of Belfast). In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Ards, East Down, Iveagh, Mid Down, Mourne, North Down, South Down and West Down constituencies.^[1]

Politics

Down had a Unionist majority, but with strong Nationalist support in the south. In both elections, six Unionists were elected, alongside one Nationalist and one Republican.

Election results

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1921 General Election: Down (8 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	UUP	James Craig		29,829
	Sinn Féin	Éamon de Valera		21,677
	UUP	John Miller Andrews		12,584
	UUP	Thomas Lavery		2,863	12,883
	UUP	Harry Mulholland		4,665	10,183
	UUP	Robert McBride		3,297	5,944	5,956	8,715	11,819
	UUP	Thomas McMullan		2,692	4,738	4,751	5,421	6,147	7,282	10,041
	Nationalist	Patrick O'Neill		7,317	7,332	7,806	7,809	7,811	7,814	7,818	7,820	8,171
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Lavery		327	581	6,276	6,347	6,352	6,358	6,359	6,359	7,470
	Independent Labour	A. Adams		1,188	1,448	1,463	1,514	1,532	1,547	1,564	1,569	eliminated
	Sinn Féin	Patrick M. Moore		149	197	1,236	1,245	1,252	1,255	1,272	1,284	eliminated
Electorate: 93,138 Valid: 81,180 Quota: 9,021 Turnout: 87.2%

1925 General Election: Down (8 seats)
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	UUP	John Miller Andrews	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	UUP	James Craig	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Republican	Éamon de Valera	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	UUP	Thomas Lavery	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	UUP	Robert McBride	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	UUP	Thomas McMullan	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	UUP	Harry Mulholland	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Nationalist	Patrick O'Neill	unopposed	N/A	N/A	N/A

References

↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

External links

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Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down

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