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

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

Boundaries

Mid Armagh was a county constituency comprising the south central 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. Mid 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 centred on the town of Armagh and included parts of the rural districts of Armagh, Newry and Tandragee.[1]

Politics

The seat was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was contested on four occasions, by members of the Ulster Liberal Party and People's Democracy and by two independent Unionist candidates, all of whom took less than 30% of the votes cast.[2]

Members of Parliament

Elected Party Name[2]
1929 Ulster Unionist John Clarke Davison
1938 Ulster Unionist (Sir) Norman Stronge
1969 Ulster Unionist James Stronge

Election results

General Election 1929: Mid Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist John Clarke Davison 7,729 70.8
Ulster Liberal William Robert Todd 3,195 29.2
Majority 4,534 41.6
Turnout 10,924 66.8
Ulster Unionist win (new seat)

At 1933 Northern Ireland general election, John Clarke Davison was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 1938: Mid Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist John Clarke Davison 7,750 72.6 N/A
Independent Progressive Unionist George Norman Proctor 2,926 27.4 New
Majority 4,824 45.2 N/A
Turnout 10,676 67.1 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

At the 1938 by-election and 1945, 1949, 1953, 1958 and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, (Sir) Norman Stronge was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 1965: Mid Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Sir Norman Stronge 7,580 77.8 N/A
Ulster Liberal Bert Hamilton 2,158 22.2 New
Majority 5,422 55.6 N/A
Turnout 9,738 62.5 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1969: Mid Armagh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Stronge 6,932 54.2 -23.6
People's Democracy Cyril Toman 3,551 27.7 New
Ind. Unionist J. I. Magowan 2,321 18.1 New
Majority 3,381 26.5 -29.1
Turnout 12,804 80.5 +18.0
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Armagh". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
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