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East Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates:54°23′10″N5°25′52″W / 54.386°N 5.431°W /54.386; -5.431
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54°23′10″N5°25′52″W / 54.386°N 5.431°W /54.386; -5.431

East Down
FormerCounty constituency
for theParliament of Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1929
Abolished1973
Election methodFirst past the post

East Down was a constituency of theParliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

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East Down was acounty constituency comprising the towns ofArdglass,Ballynahinch,Crossgar,Downpatrick,Dunmore,Killinchy,Killyleagh,Kilmore,Saintfield andStrangford, all in the formerDown District Council.[1] It was created in 1929 as one of the eight seats replacing the formerDown constituency when theHouse of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introducedfirst past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until theParliament of Northern Ireland wastemporarily suspended in 1972, and thenformally abolished in 1973.[2]

Politics

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

Members of Parliament

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ElectedPartyName[3]
1929UUPSir Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon
1949UUPBrian Faulkner

Elections

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(1921–72)
General Election 1929: East Down[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUPAlexander Gordon6,55356.4
Ulster LiberalDavid Johnston5,05743.6
Majority1,49612.8
Turnout11,61074.1
UUPwin (new seat)

At the1933 Northern Ireland general election, Alexander Gordon was elected unopposed.[3]

General Election 1938: East Down[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUPAlexander Gordon4,98955.2N/A
Progressive UnionistW. J. Price4,05044.8New
Majority93910.4N/A
Turnout9,03957.8N/A
UUPholdSwingN/A

At the1945 Northern Ireland general election, Alexander Gordon was elected unopposed.[3]

General Election 1949: East Down[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUPBrian Faulkner8,13259.7N/A
NationalistE.K McGrady5,48040.3New
Majority2,65219.4N/A
Turnout13,61279.9N/A
UUPholdSwingN/A

At the elections of1953,1958 and1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Brian Faulkner was elected unopposed.[3]

General Election 1965: East Down[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUPBrian Faulkner8,36262.6N/A
National DemocraticDaniel Rice4,99537.4New
Majority3,36725.2N/A
Turnout13,35773.7N/A
UUPholdSwingN/A
General Election 1969: East Down[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUPBrian Faulkner8,13651.5N/A
National DemocraticEddie McGrady6,42740.6+3.2
Ind. UnionistD. A. Rowan-Hamilton1,2487.9New
Majority1,70910.9N/A
Turnout15,81186.7N/A
UUPholdSwing
  • Parliamentprorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

References

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  1. ^"Stormont Constituency Boundaries".Election Demon. Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972Archived 2008-12-06 at theWayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
  3. ^abcdefghij"Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Down". Archived fromthe original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved16 October 2008.
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