At the by-election on 30 May 1812 following Francis Savage's acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds, Robert Ward was returned unopposed. "Castlereagh ... was not prepared to come in at that moment, and after an unsuccessful attempt to persuade Savage to reconsider his decision, he arranged for his old friend Colonel Ward to stand as a 'stopgap' until the general election".[9]
^ abcdefghijklStooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 222. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via Google Books.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrsWalker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
^ abFarrell, Stephen. "Co. Down". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^Peter Jupp, County Down Elections, 1783–1831, Irish Historical Studies 18, no. 70 (1972): P 186
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) - including pre-1832 party allegiances.
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down, parliament, constituency, other, constituencies, same, name, down, disambiguation, county, down, parliament, constituency, ireland, member, constituency, existed, periods, 1801, 1885, 1922, 1950, county, downformer, county, constituencyfor, house, common. For other constituencies of the same name see Down disambiguation County Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods 1801 1885 and 1922 1950 County DownFormer county constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyCounty1801 1885Seats2Created fromDownReplaced byEast Down North Down South Down and West Down1922 1950Seats2Created fromEast Down Mid Down North Down South Down and West DownReplaced byNorth Down and South Down Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 2 1 1801 1885 2 2 1922 1950 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1940s 3 2 Elections in the 1930s 3 3 Elections in the 1920s 3 4 Elections in the 1880s 3 5 Elections in the 1870s 3 6 Elections in the 1860s 3 7 Elections in the 1850s 3 8 Elections in the 1840s 3 9 Elections in the 1830s 3 10 Elections in the 1820s 3 11 Elections in the 1810s 3 12 Elections in the 1800s 4 ReferencesBoundaries Edit1801 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 Members of Parliament Edit1801 1885 Edit Election First member First party Second member Second party1801 Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh Tory Francis Savage18021805 Hon John Meade Whig 1 18061807May 1812 Hon Robert WardOctober 1812 Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh Tory 1 1817 Lord Arthur Hill Whig 1 181818201821 Mathew Forde Tory1826 Frederick Stewart Viscount Castlereagh Tory 1 183018311834 Conservative 1 183218351836 Earl of Hillsborough Conservative 1 183718411845 Lord Arthur Hill Trevor Conservative18471852 David Stewart Ker Conservative1857 William Brownlow Forde Conservative1859186518681874 James Sharman Crawford Liberal1878 Charles Vane Tempest Stewart Viscount Castlereagh Conservative1880 Lord Arthur Hill Conservative1884 Richard Ker Conservative1885 constituency abolished see East Down West Down South Down and North Down1922 1950 Edit Election First member First party Second member Second party1922 David Reid Ulster Unionist Party John Simms Ulster Unionist Party1931 Viscount Castlereagh Ulster Unionist Party1939 James Little Ulster Unionist Party1945 Independent Unionist Walter Smiles Ulster Unionist Party1946 C H Mullan Ulster Unionist PartyElections EditElections in the 1940s Edit 1946 Down by election Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist C H Mullan 50 699 51 4 30 5NI Labour Desmond Donnelly 28 846 29 3 NewInd Unionist J Hastings Little 16 895 17 1 23 3Ind Unionist James Brown 2 125 2 2 16 9Majority 21 853 22 1 N ATurnout 98 565Ulster Unionist gain from Ind Unionist Swing N AGeneral election 1945 Down Party Candidate Votes Ind Unionist James Little 46 732 40 4 NewUlster Unionist Walter Smiles 24 148 20 9 22 6Ulster Unionist John Blakiston Houston 22 730 19 6 26 8Ind Unionist James Brown 22 163 19 1 NewMajority 22 584 19 5 N ATurnout 115 773 39 8 16 9Ind Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N AElections in the 1930s Edit 1939 Down by election Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist James Little UnopposedUlster Unionist holdGeneral election 1935 Down Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid 66 324 46 4 N AUlster Unionist Robin Vane Tempest Stewart 58 777 43 5 N AIndependent Republican Patrick O Hagan 20 236 13 3 NewMajority 38 541 30 2 N ATurnout 145 337 56 7 N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N A1931 general election Down Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid UnopposedUlster Unionist Robin Vane Tempest Stewart UnopposedUlster Unionist holdUlster Unionist holdElections in the 1920s Edit General election 1929 Down Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid 54 073 36 3 10 2Ulster Unionist John Simms 53 943 36 2 10 2Ulster Liberal Robert Pollock 20 999 14 1 NewUlster Liberal David Johnston 20 013 13 4 NewMajority 32 944 22 1 17 2Turnout 149 028 58 5 7 3Ulster Unionist hold SwingUlster Unionist hold SwingGeneral election 1924 Down Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid 58 929 46 5 N AUlster Unionist John Simms 58 777 46 4 N ASinn Fein Michael Murney 8 941 7 1 NewMajority 49 836 39 3 N ATurnout 117 706 65 8 N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1923 Down 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid UnopposedUlster Unionist John Simms UnopposedUlster Unionist hold Swing N AUlster Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1922 Down 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Ulster Unionist David Reid UnopposedUlster Unionist John Simms UnopposedElections in the 1880s Edit By election 8 July 1885 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Hill 5 097 52 0 15 3Liberal John Shaw Brown 4 696 48 0 15 3Majority 401 4 0 3 9Turnout 9 793 78 9 7 6Registered electors 12 412Conservative hold Swing 15 3Caused by Hill s appointment as Comptroller of the Household By election 27 Nov 1884 Down 1 seat 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Ker 4 387 52 3 14 9Liberal Arthur Crawford Liberal politician 3 998 47 7 15 0Majority 389 4 6 4 5Turnout 8 385 67 6 18 9 est Registered electors 12 412Conservative hold Swing 15 0The electorate was 12 718 in 1881 Caused by Vane Tempest s succession to the peerage becoming Marquis of Londonderry General election 1880 Down 2 seats 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Hill 5 873 34 4 0 2Conservative Charles Vane Tempest 5 599 32 8 0 6Liberal John Crawford Liberal politician 5 579 32 7 0 4Majority 20 0 1 1 4Turnout 11 452 est 86 5 est 4 5Registered electors 13 236Conservative hold Swing 0 0Conservative hold Swing 0 4Elections in the 1870s Edit By election 17 May 1878 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Vane Tempest 6 076 56 4 10 4Liberal William Drennan Andrews 4 701 43 6 10 5Majority 1 375 12 8 11 3Turnout 10 777 84 1 2 1Registered electors 12 814Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 10 5Sharman Crawford s death caused a by election General election 1874 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill Trevor 5 029 34 6 N ALiberal James Sharman Crawford 4 814 33 1 NewConservative William Brownlow Forde 4 683 32 2 N ATurnout 9 670 est 82 0 est N ARegistered electors 11 797Majority 215 1 5 N AConservative hold Swing N AMajority 131 0 9 N ALiberal gain from Conservative Swing N AElections in the 1860s Edit General election 1868 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill Trevor UnopposedConservative William Brownlow Forde UnopposedRegistered electors 11 646Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1865 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill Trevor UnopposedConservative William Brownlow Forde UnopposedRegistered electors 11 435Conservative holdConservative holdThe electorate was 11 470 in 1862 Elections in the 1850s Edit General election 1859 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill UnopposedConservative William Brownlow Forde UnopposedRegistered electors 11 367Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1857 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill 5 839 39 1 0 1Conservative William Brownlow Forde 5 341 35 8 1 2Peelite David Stewart Ker 3 3 735 25 0 1 2Majority 1 606 10 8 2 4Turnout 9 325 est 86 7 est 11 9Registered electors 10 759Conservative hold Swing 0 3Conservative hold Swing 0 9The 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 General election 1852 Down 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill 4 654 39 2 N AConservative David Stewart Ker 4 117 34 6 N ARadical William Sharman Crawford 5 6 7 3 113 26 2 NewMajority 1 004 8 4 N ATurnout 7 499 est 74 8 est N ARegistered electors 10 028Conservative hold Swing N AConservative hold Swing N AThe 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 Edit General election 1847 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill UnopposedConservative Frederick Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 2 446Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 3 June 1845 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edwin Hill UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Hill s succession to the peerage becoming 4th Marquess of DownshireGeneral election 1841 Down 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Hill UnopposedConservative Frederick Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 2 215Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1837 Down 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Hill UnopposedConservative Frederick Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 3 525Conservative holdConservative gain from WhigBy election 30 August 1836 Down 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Hill UnopposedConservative gain from WhigCaused by Arthur Hill s succession as 2nd Baron SandysGeneral election 1835 Down 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Whig Arthur Hill UnopposedConservative Frederick Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 3 729Whig holdConservative holdGeneral election 1832 Down 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Whig Arthur Hill UnopposedTory Frederick Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 3 130Whig holdTory holdGeneral election 1831 Down 2 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Whig Arthur Hill 1 671 45 7 12 7Tory Frederick Stewart 1 067 29 2 7 5Radical William Sharman Crawford 917 25 1 NewTurnout c 1 828 c 91 8 c 12 9Registered electors 1 990Majority 604 16 5 13 8Whig hold Swing 10 1Majority 150 4 1 1 3Tory hold Swing 10 1General election 1830 Down 2 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Tory Frederick Stewart 930 36 7 12 6Whig Arthur Hill 837 33 0 16 5Whig Mathew Forde 766 30 2 N ATurnout 1 570 78 9Registered electors 1 990Majority 93 3 7 44 4Tory hold SwingMajority 71 2 8 45 5Whig hold SwingElections in the 1820s Edit At the by election on 15 July 1829 following Frederick Stewart s appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty he was re elected unopposed General election 1826 Down Party Candidate Votes Whig Arthur Hill 667 49 5 N ATory Frederick Stewart 665 49 3 N ATory John Stewart 16 1 2 N AMajority 649 48 1 N ATurnout 1 348Whig hold SwingTory hold SwingAt the by election on 9 May 1821 following Robert Stewart vacating his seat Mathew Forde was returned unopposed Elections in the 1810s Edit At the 1818 and 1820 general elections Arthur Hill and Robert Stewart were elected unopposed At the by election on 26 February 1817 following the Hon John Meade s appointment as consul general in Spain Arthur Hill was returned unopposed The electorate was approximately 15 000 in 1815 General election 1812 Down Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Stewart 55 50 9 N ANon Partisan John Meade 52 48 1 N ANon Partisan Eldred Pottinger 13 12 0 N AMajority 39 36 1 N ATurnout 118Tory hold SwingNon Partisan hold SwingAt the by election on 30 May 1812 following Francis Savage s acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds Robert Ward was returned unopposed Castlereagh was not prepared to come in at that moment and after an unsuccessful attempt to persuade Savage to reconsider his decision he arranged for his old friend Colonel Ward to stand as a stopgap until the general election 9 Elections in the 1800s Edit At the 1806 and 1807 general elections Francis Savage and John Meade were elected unopposed Down by election 1805 Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan John Meade 1 973 57 1 N ATory Robert Stewart c 1481 42 9 N AMajority 492 14 2 N ATurnout 3 454Non Partisan gain from Whig SwingAt the 1802 general election Francis Savage and Robert Stewart 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 continued as MP s for the county References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp Co p 222 Retrieved 14 May 2020 via Google Books a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 Belfast Mercury 7 April 1857 p 3 Retrieved 30 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Newry Telegraph 22 July 1852 p 2 Retrieved 30 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive William Sharman Crawford 1781 1861 Irish politician Manuscripts and Special Collections University of Nottingham Retrieved 1 July 2018 Lee Sidney 1888 Crawford William Sharman In Stephen Leslie ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 13 London Smith Elder amp Co Navickas Katrina 2016 Protest and the Politics of Space and Place 1789 1848 Manchester Manchester University Press p 172 ISBN 978 0 7190 9705 8 Retrieved 1 July 2018 via Google Books a b Farrell Stephen Co Down The History of Parliament Retrieved 14 May 2020 Peter Jupp County Down Elections 1783 1831 Irish Historical Studies 18 no 70 1972 P 186 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 including pre 1832 party allegiances Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 including post 1832 party allegiances ElectionsIreland org Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with D part 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Down UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1132336148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
