Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
| Down | |
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| Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland |
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Down shown within Northern Ireland
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1921 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Election method | Single transferable vote |
Coordinates: 54°33′25″N 6°18′40″W / 54.557°N 6.311°W
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.
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.
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