South Down (UK Parliament constituency)
South Down | |
---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Downpatrick |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Chris Hazzard (Sinn Féin) |
Created from | Down |
1885–1922 | |
Created from | Down |
Replaced by | Down |
South Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Chris Hazzard of Sinn Féin.
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat covers the Mourne Mountains, and Downpatrick to the north. It has a short border with the Republic to the south. The area voted to Remain in the EU.[1]
Boundaries
[edit]The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the southern part of Down. It was defined as including 'The Baronies of – Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, Lordship of Newry, and Mourne, and so much of the Barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, as comprises the Parishes of – Clonallan, Donaghmore, Drumgath, Kilbroney, and Warrenpoint.'.[2] In 1918, it was redefined as including 'The rural district of Newry No. 1; the part of the rural district of Kilkeel which is not included in the East Down Division; and the urban districts of Newcastle, Newry and Warrenpoint.'[3] From the dissolution of Parliament in 1922, it was merged back into Down. Maps showing the component units of the constituency can be seen here.
The seat was re-created in 1950 when the old Down two MP constituency was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats. Originally the seat consisted of most of the mid and southern parts of County Down, with the north included in North Down. It was defined as including '(i) The urban districts of Banbridge, Downpatrick, Dromore, Kilkeel, Newcastle, Newry and Warrenpoint; (ii) the rural districts of Banbridge, Downpatrick, Kilkeel, Moira and Newry No. 1.'[4] Of the post 1973 districts, it contained all of Down and Banbridge, together with parts of Newry and Mourne, Ards and Craigavon.
In 1983 the seat was radically cut down as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17. Significant parts of the constituency were transferred to either Upper Bann or Newry and Armagh. The composition of the seat in 1983 was the entire district of Down, the Annaclone, Ballyoolymore, Croob, Dromore, Drumadonnell, Garran, Quilly and Skeagh, the electoral wards of Banbridge, and the Annalong, Ballycrossan, Binnian, Clonallan, Cranfield, Donaghmore, Drumgath, Kilkeel, Lisnacree, Rathfriland, Rostrevor, Seaview, and Spelga wards from Newry and Mourne.[5][6]
In boundary changes proposed by a review in 1995, the seat was originally to be abolished and replaced by a new Mid Down constituency. This provoked a storm of protest and following a local enquiry minor changes were made with the seat losing one small section to Lagan Valley and another to Strangford. It still consists of parts of Down, Banbridge and Newry and Mourne districts.[7]
In 2005, the Boundary Commission published provisional recommendations for modifying the boundaries of constituencies in Northern Ireland. For South Down, it originally proposed to add part of Newry from Newry and Armagh and the Loughbrickland part of Banbridge district from Upper Bann, while losing some more of Down to Strangford. These changes were challenged in a round of public consultations, with the result that revised recommendations were made. Under the new proposals, the Newry area remained in Newry and Armagh and Loughbrickland in Upper Bann. This meant that only 4 wards around the town of Ballynahinch were transferred to Strangford. These changes became the final recommendations and were given legal effect in 2008.[8]
History
[edit]1885–1922
[edit]The constituency was a predominantly Nationalist area in 1918. The Unionists had significant but minority support. The Sinn Féin candidate polled poorly, probably due to the limited electoral pact to avoid seriously splitting the anti-unionist vote in seats the unionist candidate might have otherwise won.
The First Dáil
[edit]Sinn Féin contested the general election of 1918 on a platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory, every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice, only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer and their candidate Éamon de Valera only received 0.2% of the votes in South Down, while being elected unopposed for East Clare and East Mayo; the nationalist Jeremiah McVeagh, elected as IPP MP for South Down, did not participate in the First Dáil.
In 1921, Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. This area, in republican theory, was incorporated in a potential eight-member Dáil constituency of Down.
1950–present
[edit]When initially created, this seat had a clear unionist majority, albeit with a strong nationalist minority. However boundary changes, which have wrapped it closer around nationalist heartlands near Downpatrick and the Mournes, have transformed South Down into a safe nationalist seat.
The House of Commons seat was consistently held by the Ulster Unionist Party from its creation until 1987. In the October 1974 general election the former Conservative MP Enoch Powell defended the seat for the UUP, representing a coup for them as they gained the support of a high-profile English politician, offering them a spokesperson to the United Kingdom as a whole.
Powell advocated a policy of integration for Northern Ireland whereby all forms of devolution would be wound up and the province governed as an integral part of the United Kingdom. As part of this, he campaigned for the province to have the same ratio of MPs to population as in the rest of the United Kingdom, rather than fewer, which had previously been justified due to the existence of the devolved Stormont Parliament. Powell was successful in this, but a side effect was that in his own constituency; a significant block of unionist voters were removed, resulting in a nationalist majority. Powell managed to survive for two election cycles due to a split nationalist vote, but in 1987, he narrowly lost to Eddie McGrady of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, who held the seat until he retired in 2010.
Since then, the unionist vote has declined further due to boundary changes, which excluded mainly unionist Dromore and Saintfield, and a trend for many unionists to tactically vote for the SDLP at Westminster elections to avoid the seat falling to Sinn Féin. However, in 2017, Sinn Féin gained the constituency for the first time with Chris Hazzard defeating former leader of the SDLP Margaret Ritchie as part of the SDLP's parliamentary wipeout at that year's snap general election.
The winning vote share in 2019 was the smallest of the 650 nationwide; it was just under 1⁄3 of the total votes that were cast.
Members of Parliament
[edit]The Member of Parliament since the 2017 general election has been Chris Hazzard of Sinn Féin. He succeeded SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie.
In this section by-elections are indicated by an asterisk after the date and italic type.
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Constituency created | ||
1885 | John Francis Small | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1886 | Michael McCartan | ||
1892 | Irish National Federation | ||
1895 | |||
1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1902* | Jeremiah McVeagh | ||
1906 | |||
1910 (Jan) | |||
1910 (Dec) | |||
1918 | |||
1922 | Constituency abolished – see Down | ||
1950 | Constituency re-created from Down | ||
1950 | Lawrence Orr | Ulster Unionist Party | |
1951 | |||
1955 | |||
1959 | |||
1964 | |||
1966 | |||
1970 | |||
1974 (Feb) | |||
1974 (Oct) | Enoch Powell | ||
1979 | |||
1983 | |||
1987 | Eddie McGrady | Social Democratic and Labour Party | |
1992 | |||
1997 | |||
2001 | |||
2005 | |||
2010 | Margaret Ritchie | ||
2015 | |||
2017 | Chris Hazzard | Sinn Féin | |
2019 | |||
2024 |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Chris Hazzard | 19,698 | 43.6 | +12.7 | |
SDLP | Colin McGrath | 10,418 | 23.0 | −4.2 | |
DUP | Diane Forsythe | 7,349 | 16.2 | −1.9 | |
Alliance | Andrew McMurray | 3,187 | 7.0 | −6.8 | |
TUV | Jim Wells | 1,893 | 4.2 | New | |
UUP | Michael O'Loan | 1,411 | 3.1 | −4.6 | |
Aontú | Rosemary McGlone | 797 | 1.8 | −0.6 | |
Green (NI) | Declan Walsh | 444 | 1.0 | New | |
NI Conservatives | Hannah Westropp | 46 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 9,280 | ||||
Turnout | 45,243 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Sinn Féin hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Chris Hazzard | 16,137 | 32.4 | ―7.5 | |
SDLP | Michael Savage | 14,517 | 29.2 | ―5.9 | |
DUP | Glyn Hanna | 7,619 | 15.3 | ―2.1 | |
Alliance | Patrick Brown | 6,916 | 13.9 | +10.3 | |
UUP | Jill Macauley | 3,307 | 6.6 | +2.7 | |
Aontú | Paul Brady | 1,266 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,620 | 3.2 | ―1.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,762 | 62.9 | ―4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 79,113 | ||||
Sinn Féin hold | Swing | ―0.8 |
This seat saw the largest decrease in vote share for the SDLP at the 2019 general election.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Chris Hazzard | 20,328 | 39.9 | +11.4 | |
SDLP | Margaret Ritchie | 17,882 | 35.1 | ―7.2 | |
DUP | Diane Forsythe | 8,867 | 17.4 | +9.2 | |
UUP | Harold McKee | 2,002 | 3.9 | ―5.4 | |
Alliance | Andrew McMurray | 1,814 | 3.6 | ―0.2 | |
Majority | 2,446 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,893 | 67.2 | +10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 75,685 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from SDLP | Swing | ―9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Margaret Ritchie[16] | 18,077 | 42.3 | ―6.2 | |
Sinn Féin | Chris Hazzard[16] | 12,186 | 28.5 | ―0.2 | |
UUP | Harold McKee | 3,964 | 9.3 | +2.0 | |
DUP | Jim Wells | 3,486 | 8.2 | ―0.4 | |
UKIP | Henry Reilly[16] | 3,044 | 7.1 | New | |
Alliance | Martyn Todd[16] | 1,622 | 3.8 | +2.5 | |
NI Conservatives | Felicity Buchan | 318 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 5,891 | 13.8 | ―6.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,697 | 56.8 | ―3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 75,220 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing | ―2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Margaret Ritchie | 20,648 | 48.5 | +1.6 | |
Sinn Féin | Caitríona Ruane | 12,236 | 28.7 | +1.7 | |
DUP | Jim Wells | 3,645 | 8.6 | ―7.6 | |
UCU-NF | John McCallister | 3,093 | 7.3 | ―1.5 | |
TUV | Ivor McConnell | 1,506 | 3.5 | New | |
Green (NI) | Cadogan Enright | 901 | 2.1 | New | |
Alliance | David Griffin | 560 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 8,412 | 19.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,589 | 60.2 | ―8.5 | ||
Registered electors | 70,784 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing | ―0.1 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 21,557 | 44.7 | ―1.6 | |
Sinn Féin | Caitríona Ruane | 12,417 | 25.8 | +6.1 | |
DUP | Jim Wells | 8,815 | 18.3 | +3.3 | |
UUP | Dermot Nesbitt | 4,775 | 9.9 | ―7.7 | |
Alliance | Julian Crozier | 613 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 9,140 | 18.9 | ―7.7 | ||
Turnout | 48,177 | 65.4 | ―5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 73,175 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing | ―3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 24,136 | 46.3 | ―6.6 | |
Sinn Féin | Mick Murphy | 10,278 | 19.7 | +9.3 | |
UUP | Dermot Nesbitt | 9,173 | 17.6 | ―15.2 | |
DUP | Jim Wells | 7,802 | 15.0 | New | |
Alliance | Betty Campbell | 685 | 1.3 | ―2.2 | |
Majority | 13,858 | 26.6 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 52,074 | 70.8 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 73,519 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing | ―8.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 26,181 | 52.9 | +1.7 | |
UUP | Dermot Nesbitt | 16,248 | 32.8 | −8.1 | |
Sinn Féin | Mick Murphy | 5,127 | 10.4 | +7.4 | |
Alliance | Julian Crozier | 1,711 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
Natural Law | Rosaleen McKeon | 219 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,933 | 20.1 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 49,486 | 70.8 | −10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 69,977 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 31,523 | 51.2 | +4.2 | |
UUP | Drew Nelson | 25,181 | 40.9 | −4.8 | |
Sinn Féin | Sean Fitzpatrick | 1,843 | 3.0 | −1.2 | |
Alliance | Michael Healey | 1,542 | 2.5 | +0.6 | |
NI Conservatives | Stephanie McKenzie-Hill | 1,488 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 6,342 | 10.3 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 61,577 | 80.9 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 76,186 | ||||
SDLP hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 26,579 | 47.0 | +7.7 | |
UUP | Enoch Powell | 25,848 | 45.7 | +5.4 | |
Sinn Féin | Geraldine Ritchie | 2,363 | 4.2 | −3.7 | |
Alliance | Siobhan Laird | 1,069 | 1.9 | −1.7 | |
Workers' Party | Des O'Hagan | 675 | 1.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 731 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,534 | 79.4 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 71,235 | ||||
SDLP gain from UUP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Enoch Powell | 24,963 | 48.4 | +8.1 | |
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 23,121 | 44.8 | +5.5 | |
Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 2,963 | 5.7 | −2.2 | |
Workers' Party | Sean Magee | 522 | 1.0 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 1,842 | 3.6 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,569 | 73.8 | −3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 69,843 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Enoch Powell | 20,693 | 40.3 | −9.7 | |
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 20,145 | 39.3 | +2.0 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Fitzsimmons | 4,074 | 7.9 | New | |
DUP | Cecil Harvey | 3,743 | 7.3 | New | |
Alliance | Patrick Forde | 1,823 | 3.6 | −5.2 | |
Workers' Party | Margaret Magee | 851 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 548 | 1.0 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,329 | 77.7 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 66,923 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Enoch Powell | 32,254 | 50.0 | −0.8 | |
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 24,033 | 37.3 | −8.1 | |
Alliance | Patrick Forde | 4,407 | 6.8 | New | |
Irish Independence | John Markey | 1,853 | 2.9 | New | |
Republican Clubs | Des O'Hagan | 1,682 | 2.6 | −0.9 | |
Inter-Dependence Party | Francis Rice | 216 | 0.3 | New | |
Reform | Peter Courtney | 31 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 8,221 | 12.7 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,476 | 72.0 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 89,562 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Enoch Powell | 33,614 | 50.8 | −1.3 | |
SDLP | Sean Hollywood | 30,047 | 45.4 | +2.6 | |
Republican Clubs | Gerard Oliver O'Hanlon | 2,327 | 3.5 | −1.6 | |
Marxist–Leninist (Ireland) | David Vipond | 152 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,567 | 5.4 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 66,140 | 72.4 | +7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 91,354 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 31,088 | 52.1 | −2.2 | |
SDLP | Sean Hollywood | 25,486 | 42.8 | New | |
Republican Clubs | Hugh Golding | 3,046 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,602 | 9.4 | −11.2 | ||
Turnout | 59,620 | 65.0 | −9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 91,792 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 34,894 | 54.3 | −9.7 | |
Unity | Hugh Golding | 21,676 | 33.7 | New | |
Ulster Liberal | John Quinn | 7,747 | 12.1 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 13,218 | 20.6 | −24.7 | ||
Turnout | 64,317 | 74.0 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 87,079 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 32,876 | 64.0 | +5.0 | |
Ulster Liberal | John Quinn | 9,586 | 18.7 | +8.6 | |
Ind. Republican | George Mussen | 8,917 | 17.4 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 23,290 | 45.3 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,379 | 65.8 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 78,096 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 32,922 | 59.0 | −26.4 | |
Ind. Republican | George Mussen | 11,031 | 19.8 | New | |
NI Labour | Samuel Thompson | 6,260 | 11.2 | New | |
Ulster Liberal | Hamilton Gooding | 5,610 | 10.1 | New | |
Majority | 21,891 | 39.2 | −31.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,823 | 72.1 | +16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 77,391 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 36,875 | 85.4 | +19.5 | |
Sinn Féin | Kevin O'Rourke | 6,298 | 14.6 | −19.5 | |
Majority | 30,577 | 70.8 | +39.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,173 | 55.6 | −18.3 | ||
Registered electors | 77,627 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 37,921 | 65.9 | +7.5 | |
Sinn Féin | Kevin O'Rourke | 19,624 | 34.1 | New | |
Majority | 18,297 | 31.8 | +15.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,545 | 73.9 | −8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 77,832 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 37,789 | 58.4 | −5.1 | |
Ind. Republican | Gerald Annesley | 26,976 | 41.6 | New | |
Majority | 10,813 | 16.8 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 64,765 | 82.0 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 79,001 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Lawrence Orr | 38,508 | 63.5 | N/A | |
Irish Labour | Jack MacGougan | 22,176 | 36.5 | New | |
Majority | 16,332 | 27.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,684 | 76.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 79,125 | ||||
UUP win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah McVeagh | 8,756 | 54.7 | 0.0 | |
Irish Unionist | John Alexander Weir Johnston | 5,573 | 45.3 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Alexander Fisher | 436 | 2.9 | New | |
Sinn Féin | Éamon de Valera | 33 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,183 | 21.4 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 14,798 | 86.5 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 18,708 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah McVeagh | 3,668 | 54.7 | +0.2 | |
Irish Unionist | John Alexander Weir Johnston | 3,040 | 45.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 635 | 9.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,708 | 86.5 | −3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,753 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah McVeagh | 3,815 | 54.5 | 0.0 | |
Irish Unionist | Lynden Macassey | 3,180 | 45.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 635 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,995 | 90.2 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,753 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah McVeagh | 3,910 | 54.5 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Peter Kerr-Smiley | 3,262 | 45.5 | New | |
Majority | 648 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,172 | 89.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,036 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah McVeagh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Michael McCartan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Michael McCartan | 4,057 | 54.6 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Thomas Rowan | 3,378 | 45.4 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 679 | 9.2 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,435 | 85.3 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,715 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Michael McCartan | 4,207 | 53.4 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Walker Craig | 3,636 | 46.1 | +1.7 | |
Irish National League | Eiver Magenis | 42 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 571 | 7.3 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,885 | 84.4 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,342 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | -2.0 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Michael McCartan | 4,786 | 55.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Robert Swan Corbitt | 3,816 | 44.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 970 | 11.2 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,602 | 83.2 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,335 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Francis Small | 4,995 | 57.2 | ||
Irish Conservative | William Henry Kisbey | 3,743 | 42.8 | ||
Majority | 1,252 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,738 | 84.5 | |||
Registered electors | 10,335 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Down South: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus.
- ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, (Ch 23) Seventh Schedule, Part III – Ireland – County of Down
- ^ Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, (Ch 65) Fourth Schedule
- ^ Representation of the People Act 1948 (Ch 65) First Schedule, Part IV – Northern Ireland – (a) County Constituencies (144/202)
- ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 - Schedule (4/8)
- ^ Crewe, Ivor (1983). British Parliamentary Constituencies – a Statistical Compendium. faber and faber. ISBN 0-571-13236-7.
- ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - Schedule
- ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 - Schedule
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- ^ "South Down results". BBC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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- ^ "General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF) (second ed.). House of Commons Library. p. 25.
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Further reading
[edit]- Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Stenton, M.; Lees, S., eds. (1978). Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume II 1886–1918. The Harvester Press.
- Stenton, M.; Lees, S., eds. (1979). 'Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume III 1919–1945. The Harvester Press.
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970
- The Liberal Year Book For 1917, Liberal Publication Department
- The Constitutional Year Book For 1912, Conservative Central Office
- The Constitutional Year Book For 1894, Conservative Central Office
External links
[edit]- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/
- South Down UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- South Down UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
- Politics of County Down
- Westminster constituencies in County Down (historic)
- Dáil constituencies in Northern Ireland (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland
- 1885 establishments in Ireland
- 1950 establishments in Northern Ireland