Created 1921 Founded 1921 | Abolished 1929 | |
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Election method Single transferable vote | ||
Down was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
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Boundaries
Down consisted of the administrative County Down (that is, excluding those parts of the historic county within the County Borough of Belfast). In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Ards, East Down, Iveagh, Mid Down, Mourne, North Down, South Down and West Down constituencies.
Politics
Down had a Unionist majority, but with strong Nationalist support in the south. In both elections, six Unionists were elected, alongside one Nationalist and one Republican.
References
Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA