54°27′11″N 6°19′37″W / 54.453°N 6.327°W
North Armagh | |
---|---|
Former
County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1972 |
Election method | First past the post |
North Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
North Armagh was a county constituency comprising the northern 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. North 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.[ citation needed]
The seat was centred on the town of Lurgan and included parts of the rural districts of Armagh and Lurgan. [1]
The seat was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was contested on five occasions, three times by nationalist candidates, once by a Northern Ireland Labour Party member, and once by an independent Unionist. The nationalist and Labour candidates each took 30 - 40% of the votes cast. [2]
Elected | Party | Name [2] | |
---|---|---|---|
1929 | Ulster Unionist | John Johnston | |
1945 | Ulster Unionist | Dinah McNabb | |
1969 | Ulster Unionist | Robert James Mitchell |
(1921–72) |
At the 1929, 1933 and 1938 Northern Ireland general elections, John Johnston was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
At the 1962 Northern Ireland general election, Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
54°27′11″N 6°19′37″W / 54.453°N 6.327°W
North Armagh | |
---|---|
Former
County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1929 |
Abolished | 1972 |
Election method | First past the post |
North Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
North Armagh was a county constituency comprising the northern 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. North 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.[ citation needed]
The seat was centred on the town of Lurgan and included parts of the rural districts of Armagh and Lurgan. [1]
The seat was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was contested on five occasions, three times by nationalist candidates, once by a Northern Ireland Labour Party member, and once by an independent Unionist. The nationalist and Labour candidates each took 30 - 40% of the votes cast. [2]
Elected | Party | Name [2] | |
---|---|---|---|
1929 | Ulster Unionist | John Johnston | |
1945 | Ulster Unionist | Dinah McNabb | |
1969 | Ulster Unionist | Robert James Mitchell |
(1921–72) |
At the 1929, 1933 and 1938 Northern Ireland general elections, John Johnston was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
At the 1962 Northern Ireland general election, Dinah McNabb was elected unopposed. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |