South Down

South Down is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in Northern Ireland. The seat was last held by Chris Hazzard (Sinn Féin) between 8 June 2017 to 30 May 2024.

2017 General Election

The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

SF
Sinn Féin Gain
Majority
2,446
Electorate
75,685
Turnout
67.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Chris Hazzard
Sinn Féin
20,328 39.9% 11.4%
Margaret Ritchie
Social Democratic & Labour Party
17,882 35.1% -7.2%
Diane Forsythe
Democratic Unionist Party
8,867 17.4% 9.3%
Harold McKee
Ulster Unionist Party
2,002 3.9% -5.4%
Andrew McMurray
Alliance
1,814 3.6% -0.2%