Founded 1801 | Date dissolved 1950 | |
Created from East Down, Mid Down, North Down, South Down and West Down Replaced by East Down, Mid Down, North Down, South Down, West Down | ||
Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two-member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801-1885 and 1922-1950.
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Boundaries
1801-1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Boroughs of Downpatrick and Newry.
1922-1950: The Administrative county of Down, that is the whole of County Down excluding the part in the City of Belfast.
Elections in the 1930s
At the Down by-election, 1939, James Little was elected unopposed as an Ulster Unionist. He subsequently left the party in the run-up to the 1945 general election in a dispute over re-selection. At the 1931 general election, David Reid and Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart were elected unopposed.Elections in the 1920s
At the 1922 and 1923 general elections, David Reid and John Morrow Simms were elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1860s
At the 1865 and 1868 general elections, Lord Arthur Edwin Hill, later known as Lord Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor, and William Brownlow Forde were returned unopposed.
Elections in the 1850s
At the 1859 general election, Lord Arthur Edwin Hill, later known as Lord Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor, and William Brownlow Forde were returned unopposed.
The Poll Books for part of County Down, showing how each elector voted in the 1857 general election are available in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland under reference D/671/O/2/7-8.
The Poll Books for part of County Down, showing how each elector voted in the 1852 general election are available in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland under reference D/671/O/2/5-6.
Elections in the 1840s
At the 1847 general election, Lord Arthur Edwin Hill and Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
At the by-election on 3 June 1845 following Arthur Hill, Earl of Hillsborough's succession as Marquess of Downshire, Lord Arthur Edwin Hill was returned unopposed.
At the 1841 general election, Arthur Hill, Earl of Hillsborough and Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1830s
At the 1837 general election, Arthur Hill, Earl of Hillsborough and Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
At the by-election on 30 August 1836 following Lord Arthur Hill's succession as Baron Sandys, Arthur Hill, Earl of Hillsborough was returned unopposed.
At the 1832 and 1835 general elections, Lord Arthur Hill and Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1820s
At the by-election on 15 July 1829 following Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, he was re-elected unopposed.
At the by-election on 9 May 1821 following Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh vacating his seat, Mathew Forde was returned unopposed.
Elections in the 1810s
At the 1818 and 1820 general elections, Lord Arthur Hill and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
At the by-election on 26 February 1817 following the Hon. John Meade's appointment as consul general in Spain, Lord Arthur Hill was returned unopposed.
At the by-election on 30 May 1812 following Francis Savage's acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds, Robert Ward was returned unopposed.
Elections in the 1800s
At the 1806 and 1807 general elections, Francis Savage and the Hon. John Meade were elected unopposed.
At the 1802 general election Francis Savage and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.
At the creation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801, the sitting members of the Parliament of Ireland for County Down, Francis Savage and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, continued as MP's for the county.