Down (UK Parliament constituency)
| Down | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| 1801–1885 | |
| Replaced by | East Down, North Down, South Down and West Down |
| 1922–1950 | |
| Replaced by | North Down and South Down |
| Created from | East Down, Mid Down, North Down, South Down and 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.
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.
At the 1922 and 1923 general elections, David Reid and John Morrow Simms were elected unopposed.
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.
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.
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