Mid Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid Armagh
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Replaced by Armagh
Created from Armagh and Armagh City

Mid Armagh was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act and first used at the 1885 general election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) until it was abolished with effect from the 1922 general election.

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Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This county constituency comprised the central part of County Armagh. To the north was North Armagh, to the west were South Tyrone and North Monaghan, to the south were South Monaghan and South Armagh and to the east was West Down.

1885–1922: The baronies of Armagh and Tiranny, that part of the barony of Oneilland West not contained within the constituency of North Armagh, that part of the barony of Fews Lower contained within the parishes of Kildarton and Mullaghbrack, the parish of Lisnadill excluding the townlands of Ballymacnab, Cashel, Foley and Seagahan, and the townlands of Corhammock and Edenykennedy in the parish of Kilclooney, that part of the barony of Orior Lower consisting of that part of the parish of Kilmore not contained within the constituency of North Armagh and the townlands of Aughlish, Ballymore, Ballysheil Beg, Ballysheil More, Cargans, Clare, Cloghoge, Coolyhill, Derryallen, Drumnaleg, Druminure, Drumnaglontagh, Lisbane, Lisnakea, Mavemacullen, Monclone, Moodoge, Mullantur, Mullaghglass, Terryhoogan, Tullyhugh and Tullymacann in the parish of Ballymore, and that part of the barony of Fews Upper consisting of the townland of Lisnadill.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and from the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Armagh constituency.

Politics

The constituency was a predominantly Conservative then Unionist area, although not as strongly so as some other parts of Northern Ireland. There were few contested elections and no instance of the same two parties contending against each other more than once.

In 1918 the Unionists defeated Sinn Féin by a solid margin. This was the first contested election for the seat since a 1900 by-election.

The First Dáil

Sinn Féin contested the general election of 1918 on the platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer.

The revolutionary First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.

In 1921 Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. Armagh Mid, in republican theory, was incorporated in a four-member Dáil constituency of Armagh.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 John McKane Conservative
February 1886 (by) Sir James Corry, Bt. Conservative
1891 Sir Dunbar Barton Irish Unionist
1900 (by) John Lonsdale Irish Unionist
1918 (by) James Rolston Lonsdale Irish Unionist
1921 Henry Armstrong Ulster Unionist

Elections

1920s

By-Election, 23 June 1921: Mid Armagh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP Henry Bruce Armstrong Unopposed
UUP hold

1910s

General election 1918: Mid Armagh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist James Rolston Lonsdale 8,431 59.7 N/A
Sinn Féin Liam O'Brien 5,68840.3New
Majority2,74319.4N/A
Turnout 14,11981.4N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
By-Election, 23 January 1918: Mid Armagh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist James Rolston Lonsdale Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
General election December 1910: Mid Armagh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist John Lonsdale Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
General election January 1910: Mid Armagh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist John Lonsdale Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold

1900s

General election 1906: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist John Lonsdale Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
General election 1900: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist John Lonsdale Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
By-Election 1900: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist John Lonsdale 3,212 64.0 N/A
Liberal Unionist John Gordon 1,81136.0New
Majority1,40128.0N/A
Turnout 5,02368.2N/A
Registered electors 7,363
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

1890s

By-Election 1898: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
General election 1895: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
General election 1892: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold
By-Election 1891: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Unopposed
Irish Unionist hold

1880s

General election 1886: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Corry 4,160 62.3 +1.3
Irish Parliamentary Robert Riddall Gardner2,52237.7−1.3
Majority1,63824.6+2.6
Turnout 6,68281.8−2.0
Registered electors 8,169
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
By-Election 1 Feb 1886: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Corry 3,930 56.9 −4.1
Liberal Thomas Alexander Dickson 2,97443.1New
Majority95613.8−8.2
Turnout 6,90484.5+0.7
Registered electors 8,169
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1885: Mid Armagh [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John McKane 4,178 61.0
Irish Parliamentary Edmund Leamy 2,66739.0
Majority1,51122.0
Turnout 6,84583.8
Registered electors 8,169
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.
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