Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Armagh Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Armagh shown within Northern Ireland | |
| 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
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| From | To | Party | Name | Born | Died | |
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| 1921 | 1925 | Ulster Unionist | Rt Hon. Richard Best | 1872 | 23 February 1939 | |
| 1921 | 1922 | Sinn Féin | Michael Collins | 16 October 1890 | 22 August 1922 | |
| 1921 | 1929 | Ulster Unionist | David Graham Shillington | 10 December 1872 | 22 January 1944 | |
| 1921 | 1925 | Nationalist (NI) | John Dillon Nugent | 1869 | 1 March 1940 | |
| 1925 | 1929 | Irish Republican | Eamon Donnelly | 29 December 1944 | ||
| 1925 | 1929 | Nationalist (NI) | John Henry Collins | 3 March 1880 | 12 June 1952 | |
| 1925 | 1929 | Ulster Unionist | John Clarke Davison | 19 April 1879 | 19 February 1946 | |
[edit] Elections
- Electorate 53,977; Valid votes 46,532; Quota 9,307
| 24 May 1921 General Election: Armagh (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | Richard Best | 15,988 | 34.36 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Collins[2] | 12,656 | 27.20 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David Graham Shillington | 9,730 | 20.91 | 3 | 1 | |
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon Nugent | 6,857 | 14.74 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | Frank Aiken | 1,301 | 2.80 | |||
| Turnout | 86.2 | N/A | ||||
- Second count (distribution of Best's surplus)
- R. Best (U) (-6,681) 9,307 (elected)
- M. Collins (SF) (..) 12,656 (elected)
- D.G. Shillington (U) (..) 9,730 (elected)
- J.D. Nugent (N) (+103) 6,960 (elected)
- F. Aiken (SF) (+28) 1,329 (runner up)
- non-transferable (+6,550) 6,550
- Seat vacant at dissolution (death of Collins)
- Electorate 54,082; Valid votes 42,595; Quota 8,520
| 3 April 1925 General Election: Armagh (4 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ulster Unionist | Richard Best | 15,969 | 37.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David Graham Shillington | 10,575 | 24.83 | 2 | 1 | |
| Irish Republican | Eamon Donnelly | 5,778 | 13.57 | 3 | 3 | |
| Irish Nationalist | John Henry Collins | 5,272 | 12.38 | 4 | 3 | |
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon Nugent | 4,991 | 11.72 | |||
| Turnout | 78.8 | -9.1 | ||||
- Appointment of Best as Lord Justice of Appeal
| Armagh by-election, 1925 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)
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