<page_title> South Down (UK Parliament constituency) </page_title> <section_title> Members of Parliament </section_title> <table> <cell> Social Democratic and Labour Party <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Margaret Ritchie <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2017 <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Chris Hazzard <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sinn Féin <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2017 Sinn Féin gained the constituency with Chris Hazzard defeating the former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Margaret Ritchie.