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- ↑ Northern Ireland elections
- ↑ A Chronology of the Conflict – 1983 Archived 1 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine , CAIN Web Service
- ↑ Newry and Armagh, 1983–1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Newry and Armagh Archived 13 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ About us Archived 14 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine , Newry and Armagh Ulster Unionist Constituency Association