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North Armagh
FormerCounty constituency for theParliament of Northern Ireland
North Armagh shown withinNorthern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

North Armagh was a constituency of theParliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

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North Armagh was acounty constituency comprising the northern part ofCounty Armagh. It was created when theHouse of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introducedfirst-past-the-post elections throughoutNorthern Ireland. North Armagh was created by the division ofArmagh into four new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland wastemporarily suspended in 1972, and thenformally abolished in 1973.^{[citation needed]}

The seat was centred on the town ofLurgan and included parts of therural districts ofArmagh andLurgan.^[1]

Politics

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The seat was always won byUlster Unionist Party candidates. It was contested on five occasions, three times bynationalist candidates, once by aNorthern Ireland Labour Party member, and once by anindependent Unionist. The nationalist and Labour candidates each took 30 - 40% of the votes cast.^[2]

Members of Parliament

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Elected		Name^[2]
1929	UUP	John Johnston
1945	UUP	Dinah McNabb
1969	UUP	Robert James Mitchell

Election results

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Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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At the1929,1933 and1938 Northern Ireland general elections,John Johnston was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1945: North Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Dinah McNabb	8,645	64.1	*N/A*
	NI Labour	Thompson Ferron	4,849	35.9	New
Majority			3,796	28.2	N/A
Turnout			13,494	76.9	N/A
	UUPhold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1949: North Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Dinah McNabb	9,705	65.6	+1.5
	Nationalist	John McAlinden	5,099	34.4	New
Majority			4,606	31.2	+3.0
Turnout			14,804	79.2	+2.3
	UUPhold		Swing

At the1953 Northern Ireland general election,Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1958: North Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Dinah McNabb	9,584	81.1	*N/A*
	Ind. Unionist	Samuel Blevins	2,230	18.9	New
Majority			7,354	62.2	N/A
Turnout			11,814	61.1	N/A
	UUPhold		Swing	N/A

At the1962 Northern Ireland general election,Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1965: North Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Dinah McNabb	8,546	68.2	*N/A*
	National Democratic	John F. B. Elliott	3,981	31.8	New
Majority			4,565	36.4	N/A
Turnout			12,527	62.4	N/A
	UUPhold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1969: North Armagh^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Robert James Mitchell	9,087	60.8	−7.4
	National Democratic	Adrian James Kennedy	5,847	39.2	+7.4
Majority			3,240	21.6	−14.8
Turnout			14,961	72.3	+0.9
	UUPhold		Swing

References

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^Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j"Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Armagh". Archived fromthe original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved17 October 2008.

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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
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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 inCounty 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

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