- Mid Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°29′46″N 5°54′58″W / 54.496°N 5.916°W
Mid Down
Parliament of Northern Ireland
County constituencyMid Down shown within Northern Ireland Created: 1929 Abolished: 1972 Election Method: First past the post Mid Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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Mid Down was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, immediately south east of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Mid Down was created by the division of Down into eight new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged until 1969, when it was considerably reduced in size, with areas of the seat being transferred to Lagan Valley and North Down. It returned one Member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.
The seat comprised parts of the rural districts of Castlereagh, Hillsborough and Newtownards.[1]
Politics
The seat had a substantial unionist majority and was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was only contested on one occasion, by a Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate who received only 23% of the votes cast.[2]
Members of Parliament
Elected Party Name[2] 1929 Ulster Unionist John Miller Andrews 1953 Ulster Unionist Jack Andrews 1964 Ulster Unionist Basil Kelly Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–72 
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At the 1929, 1933, 1938, 1945 and 1949 Northern Ireland general elections, John Miller Andrews was elected unopposed.[2]
At the 1953, 1958 and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Jack Andrews was elected unopposed.[2]
Mid Down by-election, 1964[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ulster Unionist Basil Kelly 8,674 77.1 N/A Labour (NI) J. S. Gardner 2,572 22.9 N/A Majority 6,102 54.2 N/A Turnout 27.2 N/A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A At the 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Basil Kelly was elected unopposed.[2]
References
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
- ^ a b c d e f Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Down
Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies 1921–1929 1929–1973Antrim Antrim Borough · Bannside · Carrick · Larkfield (from 1969) · Larne · Mid Antrim · Newtownabbey (from 1969) · North Antrim · South AntrimArmagh Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Down Ards · Bangor (from 1969) · East Down · Iveagh · Lagan Valley (from 1969) · Mid Down · Mourne · North Down · South Down · West DownFermanagh and Tyrone Londonderry Queen's University Queen's University (to 1969)Categories:- Historic constituencies in County Down
- Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929
- Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament
- Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973
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