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East Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Boundaries
Politics
Members of Parliament
Elections
References

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| caption = East Down shown within Northern Ireland
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| abolished = 1972
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East Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

East Down was a county constituency comprising the towns of Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Crossgar, Downpatrick, Dunmore, Killinchy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Saintfield and Strangford, all in the current Down District Council.^[1] It was created in 1929 as one of the eight seats replacing the former Down constituency 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. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.^[2]

Politics

East Down had a unionist majority, and consistently elected Ulster Unionist Party members. On occasions, however, it was contested by members of the Ulster Liberal Party, and various nationalist candidates who usually received over 40% of the votes cast.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Elected	Party		Name^[3]
1929{{Party name with colour\|Ulster Unionist Party}}	Sir Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon
1949{{Party name with colour\|Ulster Unionist Party}}	Brian Faulkner

Elections

{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1921-72}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1929: East Down^[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alexander Gordon
|votes = 6,553
|percentage = 56.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Liberal Party
|candidate = David Johnston
|votes = 5,057
|percentage = 43.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,496
|percentage = 12.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 74.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Alexander Gordon was elected unopposed.^[3]

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1938: East Down^[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alexander Gordon
|votes = 4,989
|percentage = 55.2
|change = N/A
}}
|party = Ulster Progressive Unionist Association
|candidate = W. J. Price
|votes = 4,050
|percentage = 44.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 939
|percentage = 10.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.8
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1945, Alexander Gordon was elected unopposed.^[3]

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1949: East Down^[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Faulkner
|votes = 8,132
|percentage = 59.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
|candidate = E.K McGrady
|votes = 5,480
|percentage = 40.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,652
|percentage = 19.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 79.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}

At the elections of 1953, 1958 and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Brian Faulkner was elected unopposed.^[3]

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1965: East Down^[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Faulkner
|votes = 8,362
|percentage = 62.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland)
|candidate = Daniel Rice
|votes = 4,995
|percentage = 37.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,367
|percentage = 25.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 73.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1969: East Down^[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Faulkner
|votes = 8,136
|percentage = 51.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland)
|candidate = Eddie McGrady
|votes = 6,427
|percentage = 40.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = D. A. Rowan-Hamilton
|votes = 1,248
|percentage = 7.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,709
|percentage = 10.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 86.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Ulster Unionist Party
|swing = N/A
}}{{Election box end}}

Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

References

1. ^http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html
2. ^The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
3. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Down

5 : Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament|Downpatrick|Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929|Historic constituencies in County Down|Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973

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