Iveagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Iveagh

Former County constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created| 1929
Abolished| 1973
Election method| First past the post

Iveagh (/ˈaɪveɪ/ EYE-vay) was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

## Boundaries

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Iveagh was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, south west of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Iveagh was created by the division of Down into eight new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged until 1969, when its eastern part became part of the new Lagan Valley constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

The original seat was centred on the town of Dromore and also included parts of the rural districts of Banbridge, Hillsborough, Waringstown and Moira.[1]

## Politics

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The seat had a substantial unionist majority and was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was often contested by independent Unionists, and once by a member of the Protestant Unionist Party, some of whom were able to take more than 40% of the votes cast.[2]

## Members of Parliament

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Elected  | Party  | Name[2]

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1929 |  | UUP | Margaret Waring
1933 |  | UUP | John Charles Wilson
1938 |  | UUP | Brian Maginess
1964  |  | UUP | Samuel Magowan

## Election results

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(1921–72)

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1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969

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1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969

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See also

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* Constitution Act 1973

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General Election 1929: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Margaret Waring | 6,945  | 74.4  |
| Ind. Unionist | W. I. Wilson  | 2,392  | 25.6  |
Majority  | 4,553  | 48.8  |
Turnout | 9,337  | 57.7  |
| UUP win (new seat)

At the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, John Charles Wilson was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 1938: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Brian Maginess | 6,862  | 58.2  | N/A
| Ind. Unionist | W. I. Wilson  | 4,938  | 41.8  | New
Majority  | 1,924  | 16.4  | N/A
Turnout | 11,800  | 74.2  | N/A
| UUP hold | Swing | N/A |

At the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Brian Maginess was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 1949: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Brian Maginess | 9,708  | 81.9  | N/A
| Ind. Unionist | J. P. Ferguson  | 2,150  | 18.1  | New
Majority  | 7,558  | 63.8  | N/A
Turnout | 11,858  | 72.4  | N/A
| UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 1953: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Brian Maginess | 6,410  | 56.9  | −25.0
| Ind. Unionist | W. J. McCracken  | 4,850  | 43.1  | N/A
Majority  | 1,560  | 13.8  | −50.0
Turnout | 11,260  | 65.7  | −6.7
| UUP hold | Swing |  |
General Election 1958: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Brian Maginess | 6,625  | 58.5  | +1.6
| Ulster Protestant Action | Albert Duff  | 4,704  | 41.5  | New
Majority  | 1,921  | 17.0  | +4.2
Turnout | 11,329  | 69.1  | +3.4
| UUP hold | Swing |  |

At the 1962 Northern Ireland general election, Brian Maginess was elected unopposed.[2]

At the 1964 by-election and the 1965 Northern Ireland general election, Samuel Magowan was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 1969: Iveagh[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Samuel Magowan | 6,869  | 61.1  | N/A
| Protestant Unionist | Charles Poots | 4,365  | 38.9  | New
Majority  | 2,504  | 22.2  | N/A
Turnout | 11,234  | 69.5  | N/A
| UUP hold | Swing | N/A |

## References

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1. ^ "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries". Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Down". Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2008.

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