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Constituency

South Down

At a glance

South Down is a UK parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland, currently represented in the House of Commons by Chris Hazzard, a Sinn Féin MP. Chris Hazzard has represented the seat since 8 Jun 2017. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 9,280 votes (20.5%), ranking #444 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 0.0 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Chris Hazzard
Photograph of Chris Hazzard MP ID 4636
Current party
SF Sinn Féin
MP since 8 Jun 2017
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 0.0 %
0 of 2,106 eligible divisions
Region Northern Ireland
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4435
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 0
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for South Down.

Map

MP voting summary

How Chris Hazzard has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 0 of 2,106 eligible divisions (0.0 %).

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Participation

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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 20.5% in 2024

Majority of 9,280 votes · #444 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

59 % turnout · maj 9,280
Chris Hazzard · Sinn Féin 19,698 (43.5%)
Colin McGrath · Social Democratic & Labour Party 10,418 (23%)
Diane Forsythe · Democratic Unionist Party 7,349 (16.2%)
Andrew McMurray · Alliance 3,187 (7%)
Jim Wells · Traditional Unionist Voice 1,893 (4.2%)
Michael O'Loan · Ulster Unionist Party 1,411 (3.1%)
Rosemary McGlone · Aontú 797 (1.8%)
Declan Walsh · Green Party Northern Ireland 444 (1%)
Hannah Westropp · Conservative 46 (0.1%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for South Down?

Chris Hazzard is the current MP for South Down. Source

Which party currently holds South Down?

South Down is currently represented by Chris Hazzard of Sinn Féin. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for South Down?

South Down's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4435. Source

Where can I find the member profile for South Down?

The current MP profile for South Down is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for South Down change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does South Down data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source