Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
North Down
Also known as: Gogledd Down (etholaeth seneddol y DU), An Dún Thuaidh (Toghcheantar na Ríochta Aontaithe)
North Down in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
North Down is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
North Down is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The current MP is Alex Easton, an Independent Unionist, who was elected at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
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Background
History
North Down is one of the most overwhelmingly unionist parts of Northern Ireland, with nationalist parties routinely getting less than 5% of the vote. At the 1955 general election, George Currie, the Ulster Unionist candidate, gained 96.8% of the vote, which he "bettered" in 1959 with some 98%. These shares of the popular votes are the highest ever achieved in a United Kingdom general election post-1832 Reform. However it has arguably the most volatile and unpredictable politics of the entire province. Whereas elsewhere there are effectively three fundamental battles fought in elections – between the Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party to be the leading unionist party,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6339, -5.6900
- Established
- 1950
Sources
- wikidata: Q751693 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Down (UK Parliament constituency) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Down?
- North Down is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6339°, -5.6900°.
- When was North Down built?
- North Down dates to 1950.