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  UK Parliament - South Down
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Parents > United Kingdom > Northern Ireland > Northern Ireland > South Down
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 03, 1979 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 03, 1979 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End June 09, 1983 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedRBH November 12, 2023 08:01pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUlster Unionist Won10/10/1974
NameEnoch Powell Votes33,614 (50.82%)
Term10/10/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin3,567 (+5.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUlster Unionist Won06/09/1983
NameEnoch Powell Votes20,693 (40.31%)
Term06/09/1983 - 01/23/1986 Margin548 (+1.07%)
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Name (I) MP Enoch Powell Eddie McGrady Patrick Forde John Markey Desmond O'Hagan Francis Rice Peter B. Courtney
PartyUlster Unionist Social Democratic and Labour Alliance Irish Independence Workers Independent Reform
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Certified Votes 32,254 (50.03%) 24,033 (37.27%) 4,407 (6.84%) 1,853 (2.87%) 1,682 (2.61%) 216 (0.34%) 31 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,221 (-12.75%) -27,847 (-43.19%) -30,401 (-47.15%) -30,572 (-47.42%) -32,038 (-49.69%) -32,223 (-49.98%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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