Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°20′53″N 6°39′22″W / 54.348°N 6.656°W / 54.348; -6.656

Armagh
Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1929
Election method	Single transferable vote

Armagh was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

Boundaries

Armagh consisted of the entirety of County Armagh. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the Central, Mid, North and South Armagh constituencies.^[1]

Politics

Armagh had a slight Unionist majority, but this was fairly evenly balanced with a Nationalist minority. In both general elections, two Unionists were elected, alongside one Nationalist and one Republican.

Members of Parliament

Northern Ireland 1921–72

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From	To		Name	Born	Died
1921	1925	UUP	Richard Best	1872	23 February 1939
1921	1922	Sinn Féin	Michael Collins	16 October 1890	22 August 1922
1921	1929	UUP	David Graham Shillington	10 December 1872	22 January 1944
1921	1925	Nationalist	John Dillon Nugent	1869	1 March 1940
1925	1929	Republican	Eamon Donnelly	1877	29 December 1944
1925	1929	Nationalist	John Henry Collins	3 March 1880	12 June 1952
1925	1929	UUP	John Clarke Davison	19 April 1879	19 February 1946

Elections

24 May 1921 General Election: Armagh (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	UUP	Richard Best	34.36	15,988
	Sinn Féin	Michael Collins^[2]	27.20	12,656
	UUP	David Graham Shillington	20.91	9,730
	Nationalist	John Dillon Nugent	14.74	6,857	6,960
	Sinn Féin	Frank Aiken	2.80	1,301	1,329
Electorate: 53,977 Valid: 46,532 Quota: 9,307 Turnout: 86.2%

Collins died on 22 August 1922; his seat remained vacant at dissolution.

3 April 1925 General Election: Armagh (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	UUP	Richard Best	37.50	15,969
	UUP	David Graham Shillington	24.83	10,575
	Republican	Eamon Donnelly	13.57	5,788	5,823	5,838
	Nationalist	John Henry Collins	12.38	5,272	5,354	5,393
	Nationalist	John Dillon Nugent	11.72	4,991	5,063	5,116
Electorate: 54,082 Valid: 42,595 Quota: 8,520 Turnout: 78.8%

Appointment of Best as Lord Justice of Appeal

Armagh by-election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	John Clarke Davison	22,390	79.20	N/A
	Unbought Tenants	W. R. Todd	5,880	20.80	N/A
Majority			16,510	58.40	N/A
Turnout			54,082	52.3	-26.5
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

References

↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
↑ In the Irish elections, 1921 Sinn Féin candidates contested the elections on the basis that, if they won, they would not take seats in the devolved Parliaments of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland but would become part of a revolutionary assembly in Dublin known as the Second Dáil. Michael Collins used his mandate to attend the 2nd Dáil in Dublin.

Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies

1921–1929	1929–1973

Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim

Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh

Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria

Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill

Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor

Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale

Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down

Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone

Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry

Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Armagh

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Armagh Borough (1613–1800)
Armagh County (???–1800)
Charlemont (1613–1800)
Newry (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Armagh (1801–85, 1922–83)
Armagh City (1801–85)
Mid Armagh (1885–1922)
North Armagh (1885–1922)
South Armagh (1885–1922)
Newry & Armagh (1983—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Seats not taken	Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Armagh

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Armagh (1921–29)
Central Armagh (1929–72)
Mid Armagh (1929–72)
North Armagh (1929–72)
South Armagh (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Armagh

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Newry & Armagh Upper Bann

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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