- For other constituencies of the same name, see Newry and Armagh.
| Newry and Armagh County constituency | |
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| Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Conor Murphy |
| Party: | Sinn Féin |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Districts: | Armagh, Newry and Mourne |
| EP constituency: | Northern Ireland |
Newry and Armagh is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes The Armagh City and District Council is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Northern Ireland is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
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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 the old Armagh constituency with the addition of Newry town from the old South Down constituency. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. In 1995, the Boundary Commission originally proposed to abolish the seat with the Armagh district joining most of Dungannon in a new 'Blackwater' constituency with the rest becoming part of a new Newry & Mourne constituency. This was strongly opposed during the local enquiries and the eventual boundary review left the seat unchanged. It contains the entirety of Armagh district and the Newry half of Newry and Mourne district. The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland.
Boundary changes
Following their most recent review of parliamentary boundaries in Northern Ireland, the modified Newry and Armagh seat to be fought at the next UK general election will be formed from the following electoral districts [1]
- The entire Armagh government district
- The ward of Ballybot, Bessbrook, Camlough, Creggan, Crossmaglen, Daisy Hill, Derrymore, Drumalane, Drumgullion, Fathom, Forkhill, Newtownhamilton, St Mary’s, St Patrick’s, Silver Bridge, Tullyhappy, and Windsor Hill, from Newry and Mourne district.
History
For the history of the equivalent constituency prior to 1983, please see Armagh (UK Parliament constituency). Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons.
The constituency is overwhelmingly nationalist, though initially on its creation in 1983 Jim Nicholson of the Ulster Unionist Party won the seat due to the nationalist vote being divided between the Social Democratic and Labour Party and Sinn Féin. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson (naval officer, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 In 1986 Nicholson, along with all the other unionist MPs, resigned his seat in protest over the Anglo Irish Agreement and stood in a by-election to provide voters the opportunity to decide on it. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to bring an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland However the nationalist parties contested the seat and Seamus Mallon of the SDLP gained sufficient votes to outpoll Nicholson and win the seat. Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern Mallon held it until his retirement in 2005.
The unionist vote in the constituency has declined somewhat in recent years, with the shift being more marked as both the Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party now stand. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. The main attention has been upon the rise of the Sinn Féin vote. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 In the 2001 they surged forward, cutting Mallon's majority drastically, as well as heavily outpolling the SDLP in the equivalent area local elections held on the same day. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Then in the 2003 Assembly election Sinn Féin won three seats to the SDLP's one. 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 Thursday November 26 Mallon stood down at the 2005 general election and, as widely predicted, the seat fell to Sinn Féin. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
Members of Parliament
The Member of Parliament since the 2005 general election is Conor Murphy of Sinn Féin. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 He succeeded Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, who stood down at that election, having represented the seat since a by-election in 1986. Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The 1986 By-election in Newry and Armagh was caused by the resignation of incumbent Member of Parliament Jim Nicholson.
- Constituency created (1983)
- 1983 — 1986: Jim Nicholson, Ulster Unionist
- 1986 — 2005: Seamus Mallon, Social Democratic and Labour
- 2005 — present: Conor Murphy, Sinn Féin
Election results
| General Election 2005: Newry and Armagh | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 20,965 | 41. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson (naval officer, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development 4 | +10. 5 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Dominic Bradley | 12,770 | 25. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Dominic Bradley ( Gaelic Doiminic Ó Brolcháin) MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2 | -12. 2 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Paul Berry | 9,311 | 18. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Paul Berry, (born June 3, 1976) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician 4 | -1. 0 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Danny Kennedy | 7,025 | 13. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Danny Kennedy MLA (Born 6 July 1959 is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland and the current deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party 9 | +1. 6 | |
| Independent | Gerry Markey | 625 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 2 | +1. 2 | |
| Majority | 8,195 | 16. 2 | |||
| Turnout | 50,696 | 70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0 | -6. 8 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour | Swing | +11. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Newry and Armagh | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 20,784 | 37. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern 4 | -5. 6 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 17,209 | 30. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development 9 | +9. 9 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Paul Berry | 10,795 | 19. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Paul Berry, (born June 3, 1976) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician 4 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Sylvia McRoberts | 6,833 | 12. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party 3 | -21. 5 | |
| Majority | 3,575 | 6. 5 | |||
| Turnout | 55,621 | 76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8 | +1. 3 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Newry and Armagh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 22,904 | 43. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern 0 | -6. 3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Danny Kennedy | 18,015 | 33. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Danny Kennedy MLA (Born 6 July 1959 is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland and the current deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party 8 | -2. 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | Pat McNamee | 11,218 | 21. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 1 | +8. 6 | |
| Alliance | P. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. Whitcroft | 1,015 | 1. 9 | +0. 0 | |
| Natural Law | D. The Natural Law Party was founded in 1992 in the United States by a group of educators business leaders and lawyers in Fairfield, Iowa who practiced Transcendental Evans | 123 | 0. 2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,889 | ||||
| Turnout | 75. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4 | -2. 5 | |||
| Social Democratic and Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997 Changes are compared to the 1992 notional results shown below [2]. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties
| Notional 1992 UK General Election Result : Newry and Armagh | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | N/A | 25,740 | 49. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland 3 | N/a | |
| Ulster Unionist | N/A | 18,930 | 36. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party 3 | N/A | |
| Sinn Féin | N/A | 6,530 | 12. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 5 | N/A | |
| Alliance | N/A | 972 | 1. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. 9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,810 | 13. 1 | N/A | ||
| General Election 1992: Newry and Armagh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 26,073 | 49. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern 6 | +1. 5 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers | 18,982 | 36. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party 1 | -1. 8 | |
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran | 6,547 | 12. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 5 | +0. 7 | |
| Alliance | Eileen Bell | 972 | 1. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. Eileen Bell CBE (born August 15 1943) is a Northern Ireland politician member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North 8 | +0. 5 | |
| Majority | 7,091 | ||||
| Turnout | 77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9 | -1. 3 | |||
| Social Democratic and Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1987: Newry and Armagh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 25,137 | 48. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern 1 | +11. 7 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Nicholson | 19,812 | 37. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson (naval officer, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson 9 | -2. 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | James McAllister | 6,173 | 11. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 8 | -9. 1 | |
| Alliance | W. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. H. Jeffrey | 664 | 1. 3 | N/A | |
| Workers' Party | J. The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish O'Hanlon | 482 | 0. 9 | -1. 4 | |
| Majority | 5,325 | 10. 2 | +6. 9 | ||
| Turnout | 79. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2 | +3. 2 | |||
| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | ||||
| Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 22,694 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Nicholson | 20,111 | |||
| Sinn Féin | James McAllister | 6,609 | |||
| Workers' Party | Patrick McCusker | 515 | |||
| Majority | 2,583 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Ulster Unionist | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Newry and Armagh | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Nicholson | 18,988 | 40. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The 1986 By-election in Newry and Armagh was caused by the resignation of incumbent Member of Parliament Jim Nicholson. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson (naval officer, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson (naval officer, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson 0 | N/A | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 17,434 | 36. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon MP first Deputy First Minister of Northern 8 | N/A | |
| Sinn Féin | James McAllister | 9,928 | 20. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 9 | N/A | |
| Workers' Party | T. The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish Moore | 1,070 | 2. 3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,554 | 3. 3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
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