Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)

Newry and Armagh (Irish: An Iúraigh agus Ard Mhacha, Ulster Scots: Newrie an Airmagh) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Newry and Armagh
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary Constituency
Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1996
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
DistrictsNewry, Mourne and Down District Council
EP constituencyNorthern Ireland

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.

For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was part of the Armagh and South Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Newry and Armagh UK Parliament constituency.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1996 Maria Caraher
(Sinn Féin)
Patrick McNamee
(Sinn Féin)
Frank Feeley
(SDLP)
Seamus Mallon
(SDLP)
Jim Speers
(UUP)
5 seats
1996-1998
1998 Conor Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
John Fee
(SDLP)
Danny Kennedy
(UUP)
Paul Berry
(DUP)
2003 Davy Hyland
(Sinn Féin)
Pat O'Rawe
(Sinn Féin)
Dominic Bradley
(SDLP)
2007 Cathal Boylan
(Sinn Féin)
Mickey Brady
(Sinn Féin)
William Irwin
(DUP)
2011
July 2012
co-option
Megan Fearon
(Sinn Féin)
June 2015
co-option
Conor Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
2016 Justin McNulty
(SDLP)
2017 5 seats
2017-present
January 2020
co-option
Liz Kimmins
(Sinn Féin)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2017

2017 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
DUP William Irwin 17.8 9,760
Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 16.7 9,197
SDLP Justin McNulty 16.4 8,983 10,085
Sinn Féin Megan Fearon 16.2 8,881 9,175
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 15.4 8,454 8,681 9,018
UUP Danny Kennedy 13.2 7,256 7,675 7,939
Alliance Jackie Coade 2.6 1,418
CISTA Emmet Crossan 1.3 704
Green (NI) Rowan Tunnicliffe 0.5 265
Electorate: 80,140   Valid: 54,918   Spoilt: 707 (1.27%)   Quota: 9,154   Turnout: 69.41%

    2016

    2016 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    DUP William Irwin 16.7 7,980
    Sinn Féin Megan Fearon 14.3 6,838
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.3 6,822
    UUP Danny Kennedy 10.3 4,904 5,602.25 5,616.70 5,804,40 5,817.40 5,905.05 9,595.30
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 12.3 5,854 5,855.05 5,883.05 5,922.05 6,125.05 6,421.35 6,435.35 6,442.35
    SDLP Justin McNulty 10.0 4,775 4,779.05 4,806.05 4,936.20 5,128.35 5,325.50 5,369.20 5,701.20
    SDLP Karen McKevitt 8.2 3,923 3,929.45 3,963.60 4,086.20 4,356.35 4,515.65 4,564.20 5,042.20
    UUP Sam Nicholson 3.9 1,841 2,045.75 2,049.20 2,159.85 2,166.85 2,220.45
    Independent Paul Berry 3.5 1,663 1,861.60 1,865.60 1,940.45 1,957.05 1,998.95
    CISTA Emmet Crossan 2.2 1,032 1,036.50 1,112.10 1,228.60 1,308.60
    Independent Martin McAllister 2.0 940 941.20 957.20 1,003.50
    Alliance Craig Weir 1.0 493 498.75 597.05
    UKIP Alan Love 0.7 315 346.05 349.20
    Green (NI) Michael Watters 0.7 335 337.40
    Electorate: 81,756   Valid: 47,715   Spoilt: 783 (1.61%)   Quota: 6,817   Turnout: 59.32%

      2011

      2011 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 19.2 9,127
      UUP Danny Kennedy 18.3 8,718
      SDLP Dominic Bradley 15.0 7,123
      Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 13.9 6,614 8,092
      DUP William Irwin 12.8 6,101 6,105 7,502
      Sinn Féin Mickey Brady 6.8 3,254 4,049 4,059 5,377 5,615 5,625
      SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon 8.0 3,825 3,934 4,012 4,064 4,641 5,014
      TUV Barrie Halliday 1.7 830 831 1,238 1,240
      Alliance David Murphy 1.5 734 748 839 840
      UKIP Robert Woods 0.2 98 99 126 126
      Independent James Malone 0.2 90 94 99 100
      Electorate: 77,544   Valid: 46,514   Spoilt: 1,048 (2.2)   Quota: 6,645   Turnout: 61.34

        2007

        2007 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 Seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 15.0 7,437
        Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.3 7,105
        Sinn Féin Mickey Brady 12.8 6,337 6,455 6,706 7,514
        DUP William Irwin 12.9 6,418 6,672 6,672 6,674 8,008
        UUP Danny Kennedy 13.1 6,517 6,813 6,813 6,833 7,653
        SDLP Dominic Bradley 10.7 5,318 5,530 5,552 5,974 6,026 6,170 6,311
        SDLP Sharon Haughey 9.1 4,500 4,709 4,722 5,001 5,068 5,229 5,368
        Independent Paul Berry 4.7 2,317 2,512 2,512 2,526
        Independent Davy Hyland 4.4 2,188 2,260 2,268
        Independent Willie Frazer 1.2 605
        Green (NI) Brendan Morgan 1.2 599
        Alliance Máire Hendron 0.6 278
        Electorate: 70,823   Valid: 49,619   Spoilt: 546 (1.09)   Quota: 7,089   Turnout: 70.83

          2003

          2003 Assembly Election: Newry and Armagh - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          DUP Paul Berry 17.1 8,125
          Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 16.0 7,595
          UUP Danny Kennedy 15.5 7,347
          SDLP Dominic Bradley 8.7 4,111 4,120 4,135 4,400 6,783
          Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 12.2 5,779 5,779 6,347 6,367 6,634
          Sinn Féin Pat O'Rawe 11.6 5,478 5,478 5,591 5,603 5,712
          SDLP Jim Lennon 8.7 4,116 4,119 4,126 4,391 5,113
          SDLP John Fee 7.2 3,410 3,411 3,459 3,657
          DUP Freda Donnelly 1.0 474 1,639 1,639
          Independent Willie Frazer 1.3 632 743 744
          Alliance Pete Whitcroft 0.7 311 314 315
          Electorate: 68,731   Valid: 47,378   Spoilt: 855 (1.77%)   Quota: 6,769   Turnout: 70.20%

            1998

            1998 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 Seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
            SDLP Seamus Mallon 25.1 13,582
            DUP Paul Berry 13.3 7,214 7,217 7,232 7,900
            UUP Danny Kennedy 10.2 5,495 5,523 5,692 5,980 6,090 10,184
            Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 8.9 4,839 5,017 5,026 5,294 5,294 5,306 5,312 7,741
            Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee 8.4 4,570 5,078 5,087 5,321 5,321 5,333 5,345 7,177
            SDLP John Fee 5.8 3,166 5,420 5,486 6,429 6,430 6,514 6,949 7,169
            SDLP Frank Feely 4.1 2,205 4,238 4,317 4,853 4,854 4,958 5,493 5,875
            Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 8.6 4,643 4,880 4,888 5,261 5,262 5,270 5,284
            UUP Jim Speers 8.0 4,324 4,353 4,558 4,748 4,799
            NI Women's Coalition Kate Fearon 2.1 1,138 1,392 1,636
            Independent Mary Allen 2.3 1,227 1,357 1,398
            Ulster Independence Willie Frazer 1.7 933 936 948
            Alliance Peter Whitcroft 1.4 777 861
            Natural Law David Evans 0.1 23
            Electorate: 71,553   Valid: 54,136   Spoilt: 1,157 (2.09%)   Quota: 7,735   Turnout: 77.28%

              1996 Forum

              Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]

              Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
              SDLP Seamus Mallon
              Frank Feeley
              Pat Brannigan
              Mary McLeown
              John Fee
              16,775 34.1
              Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee
              Maria Caraher
              Noel Sheridan
              Brendan Curran
              Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
              12,585 25.6
              UUP Jim Speers
              Danny Kennedy
              Elaine McClure
              Sylvia McRoberts
              11,047 22.5
              DUP Meredith Patterson
              Margaret Black
              John McKew
              4,774 9.8
              Alliance Pete Whitcroft
              Anne-Marie Cunningham
              1,037 2.1
              PUP David Jamison
              Raymond Laverty
              640 1.4
              UK Unionist Robert St-Cyr
              Margaret Thomson
              474 0.9
              NI Women's Coalition Sheila Fairon
              Lynd Roper
              Kathleen Magee
              356 0.7
              Labour coalition Eimear Duffy
              Marian McKeown
              Eamon Duffy
              Eoin McGuinness
              262 0.5
              Ulster Democratic William Garrett
              Alan Hewitt
              257 0.5
              Workers' Party Dennis Carroll
              Vivian Hutchinson
              Mary Campbell
              James McConville
              Pat Smith
              208 0.4
              Green (NI) Vincent MacDowell
              Tara Foley
              205 0.4
              Ulster Independence Willie Frazer
              John Gray
              173 0.3
              NI Conservatives Sarah Humphreys
              Jennifer Cumming
              131 0.3
              Democratic Partnership Ronald Dawson
              Donal Kelly
              114 0.2
              Independent DUP Nigel Cummings
              John Whitten
              55 0.1
              Democratic Left Brendan Montague
              Orla McClean
              46 0.1
              Natural Law Eileen Leahy
              Miguel Martin-Ramos
              31 0.1
              Independent Chambers Stella Irvine
              Sharon Ralston
              12 0.0
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              References

              1. "Statement of Persons Nominated". EONI. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
              2. 1996 Candidates – Newry and Armagh, Northern Ireland Elections
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