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词条 South Down (UK Parliament constituency)
释义

  1. Boundaries

  2. History

     1885 to 1922  The First Dáil  1950 to present 

  3. Members of Parliament

  4. Elections

     Elections in the 2010s  Elections in the 2000s  Elections in the 1990s  Elections in the 1980s  Elections in the 1970s  Elections in the 1960s  Elections in the 1950s  Elections in the 1910s  Elections in the 1900s  Elections in the 1890s  Elections in the 1880s 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. Further reading

  8. External links

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South Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Boundaries

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.'.[1] 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.'[2] 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.'[3] 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 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.[4]

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.

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.

History

1885 to 1922

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

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; 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 to present

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 Westminster 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 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 retiring 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.

Members of Parliament

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.

ElectionMemberParty
1885Constituency created
1885 John Francis SmallIrish Parliamentary Party
1886Michael McCartan
1892Irish National Federation
1895
1900Irish Parliamentary Party
1902*Jeremiah McVeagh
1906
1910 (Jan)
1910 (Dec)
1918
1922Constituency abolished – see Down
1950Constituency re-created from Down
1950Lawrence OrrUlster Unionist Party
1951
1955
1959
1964
1966
1970
1974 (Feb)
1974 (Oct)Enoch Powell
1979
1983
1987Eddie McGradySocial Democratic and Labour Party
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010Margaret Ritchie
2015
2017 Chris Hazzard Sinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 2017: South Down[5]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Chris Hazzard
|votes = 20,328
|percentage = 39.9
|change = +11.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Margaret Ritchie
|votes = 17,882
|percentage = 35.1
|change = −7.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Diane Forsythe
|votes = 8,867
|percentage = 17.4
|change = +9.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Harold McKee
|votes = 2,002
|percentage = 3.9
|change = −5.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Andrew McMurray
|votes = 1,814
|percentage = 3.6
|change = −0.2
}}{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,446
|percentage = 4.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout
|votes = 50,893
|percentage = 67.2
|change = +10.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 75,685
}}{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Sinn Féin
|loser = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = −9.3
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2015: South Down[6][7]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Margaret Ritchie[8]
|votes = 18,077
|percentage = 42.3
|change = −6.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Chris Hazzard[8]
|votes = 12,186
|percentage = 28.5
|change = −0.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Harold McKee
|votes = 3,964
|percentage = 9.3
|change = +2.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Wells
|votes = 3,486
|percentage = 8.2
|change = −0.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Henry Reilly[8]
|votes = 3,044
|percentage = 7.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Martyn Todd[8]
|votes = 1,622
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +2.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Felicity Buchan
|votes = 318
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,891
|percentage = 13.8
|change = −6.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,697
|percentage = 56.8
|change = −3.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 75,220
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = −2.9
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2010: South Down[9]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Margaret Ritchie
|votes = 20,648
|percentage = 48.5
|change = +1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Caitríona Ruane
|votes = 12,236
|percentage = 28.7
|change = +1.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Wells
|votes = 3,645
|percentage = 8.6
|change = −7.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Conservatives and Unionists
|candidate = John McCallister
|votes = 3,093
|percentage = 7.3
|change = −1.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|candidate = Ivor McConnell
|votes = 1,506
|percentage = 3.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party in Northern Ireland
|candidate = Cadogan Enright
|votes = 901
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = David Griffin
|votes = 560
|percentage = 1.3
|change = 0.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,412
|percentage = 19.8
|change = +0.8
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,589
|percentage = 60.2
|change = −8.5
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 70,784
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = 0.1
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 2000s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2005: South Down[10]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 21,557
|percentage = 44.7
|change = −1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Caitríona Ruane
|votes = 12,417
|percentage = 25.8
|change = +6.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Wells
|votes = 8,815
|percentage = 18.3
|change = +3.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Dermot Nesbitt
|votes = 4,775
|percentage = 9.9
|change = −7.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Julian Crozier
|votes = 613
|percentage = 1.3
|change = ±0.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,140
|percentage = 19.0
|change = −7.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,177
|percentage = 65.4
|change = −5.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 73,175
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = −3.8
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2001: South Down[11]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 24,136
|percentage = 46.3
|change = −6.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|votes = 10,278
|percentage = 19.7
|change = +9.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Dermot Nesbitt
|votes = 9,173
|percentage = 17.6
|change = −15.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Wells
|votes = 7,802
|percentage = 15.0
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Betty Campbell
|votes = 685
|percentage = 1.3
|change = −2.1
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,858
|percentage = 26.6
|change = +6.5
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,074
|percentage = 70.8
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 73,519
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = −8.0
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1990s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1997: South Down[12]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 26,181
|percentage = 52.9
|change = +1.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Dermot Nesbitt
|votes = 16,248
|percentage = 32.8
|change = −8.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|votes = 5,127
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +7.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Julian Crozier
|votes = 1,711
|percentage = 3.5
|change = +1.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Rosaleen McKeon
|votes = 219
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,933
|percentage = 20.1
|change = +9.8
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,486
|percentage = 70.8
|change = -10.1
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 69,977
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing = −0.3
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1992: South Down[13]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 31,523
|percentage = 51.2
|change = +4.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Drew Nelson
|votes = 25,181
|percentage = 40.9
|change = −4.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Sean Fitzpatrick
|votes = 1,843
|percentage = 3.0
|change = −1.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Michael Healey
|votes = 1,542
|percentage = 2.5
|change = +0.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Stephanie McKenzie-Hill
|votes = 1,488
|percentage = 2.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,342
|percentage = 10.3
|change = +9.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 61,577
|percentage = 80.9
|change = +1.5
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 76,186
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1980s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1987: South Down[14]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 26,579
|percentage = 47.0
|change = +7.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Enoch Powell
|votes = 25,848
|percentage = 45.7
|change = +5.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Geraldine Ritchie
|votes = 2,363
|percentage = 4.2
|change = −3.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Siobhan Laird
|votes = 1,069
|percentage = 1.9
|change = −1.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|candidate = Des O'Hagan
|votes = 675
|percentage = 1.2
|change = −0.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 731
|percentage = 1.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 56,534
|percentage = 79.4
|change = +1.7
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 71,235
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|loser = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=South Down by-election, 1986[15]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Enoch Powell
|votes = 24,963
|percentage = 48.4
|change = +8.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 23,121
|percentage = 44.8
|change = +5.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Hugh McDowell
|votes = 2,963
|percentage = 5.7
|change = −2.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|candidate = Sean Magee
|votes = 522
|percentage = 1.0
|change = −0.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,842
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +2.5
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 51,569
|percentage = 73.8
|change = −3.9
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 69,843
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1983: South Down[16]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Enoch Powell
|votes = 20,693
|percentage = 40.3
|change = −9.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 20,145
|percentage = 39.3
|change = +2.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Patrick Fitzsimmons
|votes = 4,074
|percentage = 7.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Cecil Harvey
|votes = 3,743
|percentage = 7.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Patrick Forde
|votes = 1,823
|percentage = 3.6
|change = −5.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|candidate = Margaret Magee
|votes = 851
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 548
|percentage = 1.1
|change = −11.7
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 51,329
|percentage = 77.7
|change = +5.7
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 66,923
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1970s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1979: South Down
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Enoch Powell
|votes = 32,254
|percentage = 50.0
|change = −0.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 24,033
|percentage = 37.3
|change = −8.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Patrick Forde
|votes = 4,407
|percentage = 6.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Independence Party
|candidate = John Markey
|votes = 1,853
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = Des O'Hagan
|votes = 1,682
|percentage = 2.6
|change = −0.9
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = Inter-Dependence Party
|candidate = Francis Rice
|votes = 216
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = Reform
|candidate = Peter Courtney
|votes = 31
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,221
|percentage = 12.8
|change = +7.4
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 64,476
|percentage = 72.0
|change = −0.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 89,562
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election October 1974: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Enoch Powell
|votes = 33,614
|percentage = 50.8
|change = −1.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Sean Hollywood
|votes = 30,047
|percentage = 45.4
|change = +2.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = Gerard O'Hanlon
|votes = 2,327
|percentage = 3.5
|change = −1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
|candidate = David Vipond
|votes = 152
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,567
|percentage = 5.4
|change = −4.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 66,140
|percentage = 72.4
|change = +7.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 91,354
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election February 1974: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 31,088
|percentage = 52.1
|change = −2.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Sean Hollywood
|votes = 25,486
|percentage = 42.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = Hugh Golding
|votes = 3,046
|percentage = 5.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,602
|percentage = 9.4
|change = −11.2
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 59,620
|percentage = 65.0
|change = −9.0
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 91,792
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1970: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 34,894
|percentage = 54.3
|change = −9.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unity (Northern Ireland)
|candidate = Hugh Golding
|votes = 21,676
|percentage = 33.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Liberal Party
|candidate = John Quinn
|votes = 7,747
|percentage = 12.1
|change = −6.6
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,218
|percentage = 20.6
|change = −24.7
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 64,317
|percentage = 74.0
|change = +8.2
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 87,079
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1960s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1966: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 32,876
|percentage = 64.0
|change = +5.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Liberal Party
|candidate = John Quinn
|votes = 9,586
|percentage = 18.7
|change = +8.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Republican (Ireland)
|candidate = George Mussen
|votes = 8,917
|percentage = 17.4
|change = −2.4
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,290
|percentage = 45.3
|change = +6.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 51,379
|percentage = 65.8
|change = −6.3
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 78,096
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1964: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 32,922
|percentage = 59.0
|change = −26.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Republican (Ireland)
|candidate = George Mussen
|votes = 11,031
|percentage = 19.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Samuel Thompson
|votes = 6,260
|percentage = 11.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Liberal Party
|candidate = Hamilton Gooding
|votes = 5,610
|percentage = 10.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,891
|percentage = 39.2
|change = −31.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 55,823
|percentage = 72.1
|change = +16.5
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 77,391
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1950s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1959: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 36,875
|percentage = 85.4
|change = +19.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Kevin O'Rourke
|votes = 6,298
|percentage = 14.6
|change = −19.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,577
|percentage = 70.8
|change = +39.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,173
|percentage = 55.6
|change = −18.3
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 77,627
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1955: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 37,921
|percentage = 65.9
|change = +7.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Kevin O'Rourke
|votes = 19,624
|percentage = 34.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,297
|percentage = 31.8
|change = +15.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,545
|percentage = 73.9
|change = −8.1
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 77,832
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1951: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 37,789
|percentage = 58.4
|change = −5.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Republican (Ireland)
|candidate = Gerald Annesley
|votes = 26,976
|percentage = 41.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,813
|percentage = 16.7
|change = −10.2
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 64,765
|percentage = 82.0
|change = +5.3
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 79,001
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1950: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Lawrence Orr
|votes = 38,508
|percentage = 63.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Labour Party
|candidate = Jack MacGougan
|votes = 22,176
|percentage = 36.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,332
|percentage = 26.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 60,684
|percentage = 76.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 79,125
}}{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1910s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1918: South Down}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Jeremiah McVeagh
|votes = 8,756
|percentage = 54.7
|change = +4.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = John Alexander Weir Johnston
|votes = 5,573
|percentage = 45.3
|change = -7.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alexander Fisher
|votes = 436
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Éamon de Valera
|votes = 33
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,183
|percentage = 21.5
|change = +12.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,798
|percentage = 86.5
|change = -7.4
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 18,708
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = +6.1
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election December 1910: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Jeremiah McVeagh
|votes = 3,668
|percentage = 54.7
|change = +0.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = John Alexander Weir Johnston
|votes = 3,040
|percentage = 45.3
|change = -0.2
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 635
|percentage = 9.4
|change = +0.4
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,708
|percentage = 86.5
|change = -3.7
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,753
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = +0.2
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election January 1910: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Jeremiah McVeagh
|votes = 3,815
|percentage = 54.5
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = Lynden Macassey
|votes = 3,180
|percentage = 45.5
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 635
|percentage = 9.0
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,995
|percentage = 90.2
|change = +1.0
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,753
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = +0.0
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1900s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1906: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Jeremiah McVeagh
|votes = 3,910
|percentage = 54.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = Peter Kerr-Smiley
|votes = 3,262
|percentage = 45.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 648
|percentage = 9.0
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,172
|percentage = 89.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,036
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=South Down by-election, 1902 [20][17]}}{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Jeremiah McVeagh
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1900: South Down [20]}}{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Michael McCartan
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1890s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1895: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Michael McCartan
|votes = 4,057
|percentage = 54.6
|change = +1.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Rowan
|votes = 3,378
|percentage = 45.4
|change = -0.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 679
|percentage = 9.2
|change = +1.9
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,435
|percentage = 85.3
|change = +0.9
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,715
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish National Federation
|swing = +1.0
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1892: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Michael McCartan
|votes = 4,207
|percentage = 53.4
|change = -2.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = John Walker Craig
|votes = 3,636
|percentage = 46.1
|change = +1.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National League
|candidate = Eiver Magenis
|votes = 42
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 571
|percentage = 7.3
|change = -3.9
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,885
|percentage = 84.4
|change = +1.2
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,342
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Irish National Federation
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = -2.0
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1880s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1886: South Down[20]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Michael McCartan
|votes = 4,786
|percentage = 55.6
|change = -1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Swan Corbitt
|votes = 3,816
|percentage = 44.4
|change = +1.6
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 970
|percentage = 11.2
|change = -3.2
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,602
|percentage = 83.2
|change = -1.3
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,335
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = -1.6
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1885: South Down[18]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Francis Small
|votes = 4,995
|percentage = 57.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Conservative Party
|candidate = William Henry Kisbey
|votes = 3,743
|percentage = 42.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,252
|percentage = 14.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,738
|percentage = 84.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,335
}}{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}{{Election box end}}

See also

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland

References

1. ^Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, (Ch 23) Seventh Schedule, Part III – Ireland – County of Down
2. ^Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act, 1918, (Ch 65) Fourth Schedule,
3. ^Representation of the People Act, 1948 (Ch 65) First Schedule, Part IV – Northern Ireland – (a) County Constituencies
4. ^{{cite book|last=Crewe|first=Ivor|title=British Parliamentary Constituencies – a Statistical Compendium|year=1983|publisher=faber and faber|isbn=0-571-13236-7}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/497a52b8-b641-4ab6-b7a7-524916d008ec/STATEMENT-OF-PERSONS-NOMINATED-AND-NOTICE-OF-POLL-SD_2|title=Election of a Member of Parliament for the SOUTH DOWN Constituency – Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|publisher=Electoral Office of Northern Ireland|date=11 May 2017|accessdate=16 May 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archivedate=17 October 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2015/UK-Parliamentary-Election-Results/UK-Parliamentary-Election-Result-Belfast-East-(14)|title=The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland – EONI|website=www.eoni.org.uk}}
8. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=https://yournextmp.com/constituency/66138/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305221002/https://yournextmp.com/constituency/66138/ |archivedate=5 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=17 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archivedate=26 July 2013 }}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html|title=By-election Result|website=United Kingdom Election Results}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
17. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Election intelligence |day_of_week=Thursday |date=20 February 1902 |page_number=10 |issue=36696|}}
18. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}

Further reading

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040822122107/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1281,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] (Election results from 1992 to the present)
  • http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
  • {{Rayment-hc|d|3|date=March 2012}}
  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
  • Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume II 1886–1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
  • Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume III 1919–1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
  • 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

  • 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)
  • http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
  • http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
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