South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

54°11′53″N 6°29′17″W / 54.198°N 6.488°W / 54.198; -6.488

South Armagh
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
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

Elected	Name
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	Edward George Richardson	Nationalist
1969	Paddy O'Hanlon	Independent Nationalist
1970	Paddy O'Hanlon	SDLP

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)


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General Election 1929: South Armagh^[2]
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)

General Election 1933: South Armagh^[2]
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]

General Election 1945: South Armagh^[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

General Election 1949: South Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Malachy Conlon	10,868	76.4	+14.5
	Ulster Unionist	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

South Armagh by-election, 1950^[2]
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]

General Election 1958: South Armagh^[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

General Election 1962: South Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward George Richardson	8,049	64.4	*N/A*
	Ulster Unionist	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

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	New
Majority			4,541	77.0	+36.4
Turnout			5,905	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	*New*
	Nationalist	Edward George Richardson	4,332	34.5	-54.0
	NI Labour	Patrick J. Byrne	1,794	14.3	New
Majority			2,110	16.7	N/A
Turnout			12,568	69.3	+35.8
	Independent Nationalist gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

References

v t e 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

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

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Armagh (1801–85, 1922–83) Armagh City (1801–85) Newry (1801–1918) Mid Armagh (1885–1922) North Armagh (1885–1922) South Armagh (1885–1922)
Current	Newry & Armagh (1983—) Upper Bann (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
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

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