Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Ards


Type = County
Start = 1929
End = 1972
EM = First past the post

Ards was a constituency in the Northern Parliament which existed from 1929 until 1973. It consisted of the town of Newtownards, the Ards peninsula and the town of Donaghadee. [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/maps.html] It was one of eight single member constituencies which replaced the former eight member Down constituency

Members of Parliament

*1929: Henry Mulholland, Ulster Unionist Party
*1945: Robert Perceval-Maxwell, Ulster Unionist Party
*1949: William May, Ulster Unionist Party
*1962: William Long, Ulster Unionist Party

Notes:
*Mulholland was Speaker of the House of Commons from 29th May 1929 until 25th May 1945.
*May died during his time in office and his seat was vacant at dissolution.
*In 1969, Long signed the pledge supporting the Prime Minister, Terence O'Neill.

ources/External links

details of the constituency boundaries from the legislation establishing them [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html]

Election results [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/down.html]