Hugh Downey

Hugh Downey was a politician in Northern Ireland.

Downey was a Roman Catholic and worked as a barman.^[1] He joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party and by 1942 was its Vice-Chairman.^[2]

At the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Downey was elected for Belfast Dock, defeating sitting Ulster Unionist Party member George Anthony Clark. Downey lost the seat at the 1949 general election.^[3]

Downey's nephew Danny Morrison later became a prominent member of Sinn Féin.^[3]