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| South Armagh | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
.svg) South Armagh shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Election method | First past the post |
South Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Boundaries
South Armagh was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. South Armagh was created by the division of Armagh into four new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one Member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[citation needed]
The seat was made up from parts of the rural districts of Armagh and Newry, with the town of Keady.[1]
Politics
The seat had a significant Nationalist majority, but Labour candidates were sometimes polled well.[2]
The remainder of contested elections involved candidates of different Nationalist persuasions.
Members of Parliament
Election results
| (1921–72) |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Joe Connellan | 4,292 | 53.7 | ||
| Independent Nationalist | Patrick Donnelly | 3,694 | 46.3 | ||
| Majority | 598 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,986 | 48.8 | |||
| Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Republican | Paddy McLogan | 4,803 | 55.6 | New | |
| National League | Gerry Lennon | 2,211 | 25.6 | New | |
| Nationalist | Bernard O'Neill | 1,627 | 18.8 | -34.9 | |
| Majority | 2,592 | 30.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,641 | 51.1 | +2.3 | ||
| Irish Republican gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
At the 1938 Northern Ireland general election, Paddy Agnew was elected unopposed.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Malachy Conlon | 6,720 | 61.9 | New | |
| NI Labour | Paddy Agnew | 4,143 | 38.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,577 | 23.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,863 | 64.6 | N/A | ||
| Nationalist gain from NI Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Malachy Conlon | 10,868 | 76.4 | +14.5 | |
| UUP | Isaac Hawthorne | 3,365 | 23.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,503 | 52.8 | +29.0 | ||
| Turnout | 14,233 | 84.8 | +20.2 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Partition | Charles McGleenan | 5,581 | 68.6 | New | |
| Irish Labour | Seamus MacKearney | 2,555 | 31.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,026 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,136 | 46.5 | -38.3 | ||
| Anti-Partition gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, Charles McGleenan was elected unopposed.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Nationalist | Edward George Richardson | 3,698 | 49.5 | New | |
| Independent Labour | Malachy Trainor | 2,306 | 30.8 | New | |
| Independent Nationalist | James McParland | 1,470 | 19.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,392 | 18.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,474 | 43.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Anti-Partition | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Edward George Richardson | 8,049 | 64.4 | N/A | |
| UUP | Brian McRoberts | 2,981 | 23.8 | New | |
| Independent Labour | Malachy Trainor | 1,470 | 11.8 | -19.0 | |
| Majority | 5,068 | 40.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 12,500 | 73.2 | +30.1 | ||
| Nationalist gain from Independent Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||