Armagh Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Armagh Borough
Borough constituency
Created: 1613
Post-Union: Armagh City (UK Parliament constituency)
Type: Irish House of Commons

Armagh Borough (also known as Armagh City) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.

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This constituency was the borough of Armagh in County Armagh.

During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland the Borough was not represented in the Protectorate Parliaments (1654-1659), except as a small part of the Down, Antrim and Armagh county constituency.

After the restoration, in 1660, the Parliament of Ireland was revived with the Borough again represented.

Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

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It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections

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