Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)
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| Newry and Armagh Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency |
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| Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland | |
| First Used: | 1996 |
| Assembly Members: | Cathal Boylan Dominic Bradley Mickey Brady William Irwin Danny Kennedy Conor Murphy |
| Districts: | Armagh, Newry and Mourne |
Newry and Armagh is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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).
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[edit] Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election are:
- Cathal Boylan — Sinn Féin
- Dominic Bradley — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Mickey Brady — Sinn Féin
- William Irwin — Democratic Unionist Party
- Danny Kennedy — Ulster Unionist Party
- Conor Murphy — Sinn Féin
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- Paul Berry — Democratic Unionist Party
- Dominic Bradley — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Davy Hyland — Sinn Féin
- Danny Kennedy — Ulster Unionist Party
- Conor Murphy — Sinn Féin
- Patricia O'Rawe — Sinn Féin
Changes 2003-present
- Paul Berry was suspended from the DUP following an internal disciplinary panel meeting and media coverage of his private life on July 4, 2005.
- Paul Berry resigned outright from the DUP following legal challenges on February 10, 2006. [1]
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Paul Berry — Democratic Unionist Party
- John Fee — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Danny Kennedy — Ulster Unionist Party
- Seamus Mallon — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Patrick McNamee — Sinn Féin
- Conor Murphy — Sinn Féin
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Newry & Armagh. They were as follows:
- Maria Caraher — Sinn Féin
- Frank Feeley — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Danny Kennedy — Ulster Unionist Party
- Seamus Mallon — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Patrick McNamee — Sinn Féin
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2007
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 7,437 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Boylan | 7,105 | Elected | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Danny Kennedy | 6,517 | Elected | 5 | |
| Democratic Unionist | William Irwin | 6,418 | Elected | 5 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mickey Brady | 6,337 | Elected | 4 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Dominic Bradley | 5,318 | Elected | 7 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Sharon Haughey | 4,500 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | Paul Berry | 2,317 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Independent (Republican) | Davy Hyland | 2,188 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | William Frazer | 605 | Not elected | 1 | |
| Green (NI) | Arthur Morgan | 599 | Not elected | 1 | |
| Alliance (NI) | Máire Hendron | 278 | Not elected | 1 | |
[edit] 2003
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Democratic Unionist | Paul Berry | 8,125 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 7,595 | Elected | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Danny Kennedy | 7,347 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Davy Hyland | 5,779 | Elected | 5 | |
| Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe | 5,478 | Elected | 5 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Jim Lennon | 4,116 | Not elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Dominic Bradley | 4,111 | Elected | 5 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | John Fee | 3,410 | Not elected | ||
| Independent (Unionist) | William Frazer | 632 | Not elected | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Freda Donnelly | 474 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance (NI) | Peter Whitcroft | 311 | Not elected | ||
[edit] 1998
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Mallon | 13,582 | Elected | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Paul Berry | 7,214 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Danny Kennedy | 5,495 | Elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 4,839 | Elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McNamee | 4,570 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers | 4,324 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Davy Hyland | 3,643 | Not elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | John Fee | 2,166 | Elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Frank Feely | 2,205 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Mary Allen | 1,227 | Not elected | ||
| NI Women's Coalition | Kate Fearon | 1,138 | Not elected | ||
| Independent Unionist | Willie Frazer | 933 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance (NI) | Peter Whitcroft | 777 | Not elected | ||
| Natural Law | David Evans | 23 | Not elected | ||
[edit] References
| Assembly constituencies in Northern Ireland | |
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| Belfast East | Belfast North | Belfast South | Belfast West | East Antrim | East Londonderry | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | North Antrim | North Down | South Antrim | South Down | Strangford | Upper Bann | West Tyrone | |
