South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

South Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

South Armagh
Former County Constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
South Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1929
Abolished1972
Election methodFirst past the post

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.

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 are sometimes polled well.[2]

The remainder of contested elections involved candidates of different Nationalist persuasions.

Members of Parliament
Elected Name Party
1929 Joe Connellan Nationalist
1933 Paddy McLogan Irish Republican
1938 Paddy Agnew NI Labour
1945 Malachy Conlon Nationalist
1950 Charles McGleenan Anti-Partition
1958 Edward George Richardson Independent Nationalist
1958 Nationalist
1969 Paddy O'Hanlon Independent Nationalist
1970 SDLP

Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–1972
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General Election 1929: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Joe Connellan 4,292 53.7 N/A
Independent Nationalist Patrick Donnelly 3,694 46.3 N/A
Majority 598 7.4 N/A
Turnout 48.8 N/A
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1933: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Republican Paddy McLogan 4,803 55.6 N/A
National League Gerry Lennon 2,211 25.6 N/A
Nationalist Bernard O'Neill 1,627 18.8 -34.9
Majority 2,592 30.0 +22.6
Turnout 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]

General Election 1945: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Malachy Conlon 6,720 61.9 N/A
NI Labour Paddy Agnew 4,143 38.1 N/A
Majority 2,577 23.8 N/A
Turnout 64.6 N/A
Nationalist gain from NI Labour Swing N/A
General Election 1949: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Malachy Conlon 10,868 76.4 +14.5
UUP Isaac Hawthorne 3,365 23.6 N/A
Majority 7,503 52.8 +29.0
Turnout 84.8 +20.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
South Armagh by-election, 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Anti-Partition Charles McGleenan 5,581 68.6 N/A
Irish Labour Seamus MacKearney 2,555 31.4 N/A
Majority 3,026 37.2 -15.6
Turnout 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]

General Election 1958: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Nationalist Edward George Richardson 3,698 49.5 N/A
Independent Labour Malachy Trainor 2,306 30.8 N/A
Independent Nationalist James McParland 1,470 19.7 N/A
Majority 1,392 18.7 N/A
Turnout 43.1 N/A
Independent Nationalist gain from Anti-Partition Swing N/A
General Election 1962: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Edward George Richardson 8,049 64.4 N/A
UUP Brian McRoberts 2,981 23.8 N/A
Independent Labour Malachy Trainor 1,470 11.8 -19.0
Majority 5,068 40.6 +21.9
Turnout 73.2 +30.1
Nationalist gain from Independent Nationalist Swing N/A
General Election 1965: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Edward George Richardson 5,223 88.5 +24.1
Independent Republican Peter McSorley 682 13.5 N/A
Majority 4,541 77.0 +36.4
Turnout 33.5 -39.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1969: South Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Nationalist Paddy O'Hanlon 6,442 51.2 N/A
Nationalist Edward George Richardson 4,332 34.5 -54.0
NI Labour Patrick J. Byrne 1,794 14.3 N/A
Majority 2,110 16.7 -60.3
Turnout 69.3 +35.8
Independent Nationalist gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
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References
  1. Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
  2. Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Armagh
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