Down (UK Parliament constituency)

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Down County constituency
Created:	1801, 1922
Abolished:	1885, 1950
Type:	House of Commons

Down is former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801-1885 and 1922-1950.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Elections

[edit] References

• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)