Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a 108-member legislative body for Northern Ireland that sits at Stormont with powers devolved to it from the Westminster parliament. ...

Boundaries

The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of North Down. Since further revisions in 1995 it is now made up of parts of the districts of Ards, Castlereagh and Down. 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ards Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... For the statesman commonly called Castlereagh, see Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Castlereagh Borough Council is a Local Council in Northern Ireland. ... Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ...

Despite the name the seat does not currently contain the town of Strangford which is instead a part of South Down. South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Proposed Boundary changes

At the time of writing the Boundary Commission has published provisional recommendations for modifying the boundaries of constituencies in Northern Ireland. Several significant changes are proposed which will affect Strangford. It is proposed to transfer parts of Castlereagh to both East Belfast and South Belfast, whilst adding further parts of Down from South Down. The changes have raised eyebrows, particularly in Down where it is argued that natural ties are being ignored, whilst the suggestion is also in circulation to amend the anomaly of the seat not containing Strangford town and to rename it to Mid Down. The changes will be subject to a series of consultations and it remains to be seen whether these proposals will be upheld. If not then it is likely that some other changes will be performed. In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... For the statesman commonly called Castlereagh, see Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Castlereagh Borough Council is a Local Council in Northern Ireland. ... East Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... South Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Westminster elections

Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament since the 2001 general election is Iris Robinson of the Democratic Unionist Party. She succeeded John Taylor of the Ulster Unionist Party. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Iris Robinson (born September 6, 1949 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI), MLA (born 24 December 1937) is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and now a life peer. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a political party in Northern Ireland representing the unionist community, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ...

Election results

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Assembly and Forum elections

The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election are: The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on 26 November 2003. ...

• George Ennis Democratic Unionist Party
• Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• David McNarry Ulster Unionist Party
• Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
• Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
• John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney Ulster Unionist Party

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• Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
• Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
• Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
• John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
• Cedric Wilson UK Unionist Party

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• Cedric Wilson resigned from the UK Unionist Party and, together with other UKUP Assembly Members, formed the Northern Ireland Unionist Party on January 5, 1999
• Thomas Benson died on December 24, 2000 and was succeeded by Thomas Hamilton, also Ulster Unionist Party.

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• Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
• Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
• Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
• John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party

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Politics and History of the constituency

For the history of the equivalent constituencies prior to 1950 please see Down (constituency) and from 1950 until 1983, please see North Down (constituency). Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ... Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

The constituency is overwhelming unionist, with the combined votes for nationalist parties rarely exceeding 10%. However there have been above significnat votes for parties outside the traditional unionist block, such as the Alliance and the Conservatives, whilst the UK Unionist Party has also polled well here, challenging the two main Unionist parties. At the local level independent council candidates have polled well. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, or APNI, is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ...

The main interest in elections has been the contest between the Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party. Until 2001 the UUP were clearly ahead of the DUP in the Westminster elections, but elections to regional assemblies and local government were much closed. In 2001 the sitting MP John Taylor stood down and the contest to succeed him was fierce. The seat was won by Iris Robinson for the Democratic Unionist Party and the subsequent 2003 assembly election saw the DUP increase their vote further. There is scepticism as to whether the UUP can retake the seat, though the proposed boundary changes may alter matters. The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a political party in Northern Ireland representing the unionist community, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI), MLA (born 24 December 1937) is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and now a life peer. ... Iris Robinson (born September 6, 1949 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on 26 November 2003. ...