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| Bangor | |
|---|---|
| FormerCounty constituency for theParliament of Northern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1969 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Bangor was a single-membercounty constituency of theParliament of Northern Ireland.
| (1921–72) |
Bangor was created by theElectoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 as a division ofCounty Down. It was located to the east ofBelfast. Before 1969, the area formed part of the Northern Ireland Parliament constituency ofNorth Down.
The constituency sent one MP to theHouse of Commons of Northern Ireland at the1969 general election. The Parliament wasprorogued on 30 March 1972, under the terms of theNorthern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972. It was formally abolished in 1973 when theNorthern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 receivedRoyal Assent on 18 July 1973.
The Parliamentary representative of the division was elected using thefirst-past-the-post system.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Robert Dodd McConnell | Ind. Unionist | |
| 1972 | Alliance | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | Robert Dodd McConnell | 7,714 | 59.8 | ||
| UUP | Robert Campbell | 5,190 | 40.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,524 | 19.6 | |||
| Turnout | 12,904 | 61.8 | |||
| Ind. Unionistwin (new seat) | |||||