Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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

Down
Parliament of Northern Ireland
County constituency
Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency).svg
Down shown within Northern Ireland
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.

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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  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist James Craig 29,829 1 1
Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera 21,677 2 1
Ulster Unionist John Miller Andrews 12,584 3 1
Nationalist (NI) Patrick O'Neill 7,317 8 9
Ulster Unionist Harry Mulholland 4,665 5 2
Ulster Unionist Robert McBride 3,297 6 5
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lavery 2,863 4 2
Ulster Unionist Thomas McMullan 2,692 7 7
Independent Labour A. Adams 1,188
Sinn Féin P. Lavery 327
Sinn Féin P. M. Moore 149
Turnout 87.2 N/A
1925 General Election: Down (8 seats)
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ulster Unionist John Miller Andrews unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist James Craig unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Irish Republican Éamon de Valera unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lavery unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist Robert McBride unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist Thomas McMullan unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist Harry Mulholland unopposed N/A N/A N/A
Nationalist (NI) Patrick O'Neill unopposed N/A N/A N/A

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