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54°12′40″N 6°29′56″W / 54.211°N 6.499°W / 54.211; -6.499

Newry and Armagh
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1996
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Cathal Boylan (SF)
  •   William Irwin (DUP)
  •   Liz Kimmins (SF)
  •   Justin McNulty (SDLP)
  •   Conor Murphy (SF)
    • DistrictsNewry, Mourne and Down District Council
    BoundariesMap

    Newry and Armagh (Irish: An tIúr agus Ard Mhacha, Ulster Scots: Newrie an Airmagh) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

    The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.

    For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was part of the Armagh and South Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Newry and Armagh UK Parliament constituency.

    For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency).

    Members

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    Election MLA
    (party)     		MLA
    (party)     		MLA
    (party)     		MLA
    (party)     		MLA
    (party)     		MLA
    (party)
    1996 Maria Caraher
    (Sinn Féin)     		Patrick McNamee
    (Sinn Féin)     		Frank Feely
    (SDLP)     		Seamus Mallon
    (SDLP)     		Jim Speers
    (UUP)     		5 seats
    1996–1998
    1998 Conor Murphy
    (Sinn Féin)     		John Fee
    (SDLP)     		Danny Kennedy
    (UUP)     		Paul Berry
    (DUP)
    2003 Davy Hyland
    (Sinn Féin)     		Pat O'Rawe
    (Sinn Féin)     		Dominic Bradley
    (SDLP)
    2007 Cathal Boylan
    (Sinn Féin)     		Mickey Brady
    (Sinn Féin)     		William Irwin
    (DUP)
    2011
    July 2012
    co-option         		Megan Fearon
    (Sinn Féin)
    June 2015
    co-option         		Conor Murphy
    (Sinn Féin)
    2016 Justin McNulty
    (SDLP)
    2017 5 seats
    2017–present
    January 2020
    co-option         		Liz Kimmins
    (Sinn Féin)
    2022

    Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

    Elections

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    Northern Ireland Assembly

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    2022

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    2022 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats[1]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 16.72% 9,847        
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 16.72% 9,843        
    SDLP Justin McNulty 10.56% 6,217 6,585 7,483 7,686 10,231
    Sinn Féin Liz Kimmins 13.52% 7,964 8,192 9,464 9,472 9,969
    DUP William Irwin 12.87% 7,577 7,668 7,720 9,414 9,784
    TUV Keith Ratcliffe 9.18% 5,407 5,436 5,461 6,706 6,892
    Alliance Jackie Coade 5.68% 3,345 3,637 4,088 4,741  
    UUP David Taylor 6.56% 3,864 3,895 3,956    
    Independent Gavin Malone 5.36% 3,157 3,380      
    Aontú Daniel Connolly 2.02% 1,189        
    Green (NI) Ciara Henry 0.53% 314        
    Workers' Party Nicola Grant 0.27% 160        
    Electorate: 87,156   Valid: 58,884 (67.56%)   Spoilt: 809   Quota: 9,815   Turnout: 59,693 (68.49%)  

    2017

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    2017 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats[2]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3
    DUP William Irwin 17.77% 9,760    
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 16.75% 9,197    
    SDLP Justin McNulty 16.36% 8,983 10,085  
    Sinn Féin Megan Fearon 16.17% 8,881 9,175  
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 15.39% 8,454 8,681 9,018
    UUP Danny Kennedy 13.21% 7,256 7,675 7,939
    Alliance Jackie Coade 2.58% 1,418    
    CISTA Emmet Crossan 1.28% 704    
    Green (NI) Rowan Tunnicliffe 0.48% 265    
    Electorate: 80,140   Valid: 54,918 (68.53%)   Spoilt: 707   Quota: 9,154   Turnout: 55,625 (69.41%)  

    2016

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    2016 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats[3]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    DUP William Irwin 16.72% 7,980                
    Sinn Féin Megan Fearon 14.33% 6,838                
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.30% 6,822                
    UUP Danny Kennedy 10.28% 4,904 5,602.25 5,602.25 5,616.7 5,804,4 5,817.4 5,905.05 9,595.3  
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 12.27% 5,854 5,855.05 5,855.05 5,883.05 5,922.05 6,125.05 6,421.35 6,435.35 6,442.35
    SDLP Justin McNulty 10.01% 4,775 4,779.05 4,779.05 4,806.05 4,936.2 5,128.35 5,325.5 5,369.2 5,701.2
    SDLP Karen McKevitt 8.22% 3,923 3,929.45 3,929.45 3,963.6 4,086.2 4,356.35 4,515.65 4,564.2 5,042.2
    UUP Sam Nicholson 3.86% 1,841 2,045.75 2,045.75 2,049.2 2,159.85 2,166.85 2,220.45    
    Independent Paul Berry 3.49% 1,663 1,861.6 1,861.6 1,865.6 1,940.45 1,957.05 1,998.95    
    CISTA Emmet Crossan 2.16% 1,032 1,036.5 1,036.5 1,112.1 1,228.6 1,308.6      
    Independent Martin McAllister 1.97% 940 941.2 941.2 957.2 1,003.5        
    Alliance Craig Weir 1.03% 493 498.75 498.75 597.05          
    UKIP Alan Love 0.66% 315 346.05 346.05 349.2          
    Green (NI) Michael Watters 0.70% 335 337.4 337.4            
    Electorate: 81,756   Valid: 47,715 (58.36%)   Spoilt: 783   Quota: 6,817   Turnout: 48,498 (59.32%)  

    2011

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    2011 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats[4]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 19.62% 9,127          
    UUP Danny Kennedy 18.74% 8,718          
    SDLP Dominic Bradley 15.31% 7,123          
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.22% 6,614 8,092.40        
    DUP William Irwin 13.12% 6,101 6,105.48 7,502.46      
    Sinn Féin Mickey Brady 7.00% 3,254 4,049.48 4,058.58 5,376.54 5,615.30 5,624.92
    SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon 8.22% 3,825 3,934.48 4,011.70 4,063.50 4,640.70 5,014.06
    TUV Barrie Halliday 1.78% 830 831.40 1,238.30 1,239.70    
    Alliance David Murphy 1.58% 734 748.28 838.76 840.44    
    UKIP Robert Woods 0.21% 98 99.40 125.66 126.22    
    Independent James Malone 0.19% 90 93.92 99.12 99.68    
    Electorate: 77,544   Valid: 46,514 (59.98%)   Spoilt: 1,048   Quota: 6,645   Turnout: 47,562 (61.34%)  

    2007

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    2007 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats[5]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 14.99% 7,437            
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.32% 7,105            
    Sinn Féin Mickey Brady 12.77% 6,337 6,455 6,705.92 7,513.92      
    DUP William Irwin 12.93% 6,418 6,672 6,672.12 6,674.12 8,008.12    
    UUP Danny Kennedy 13.13% 6,517 6,813 6,813.28 6,833.36 7,653.36    
    SDLP Dominic Bradley 10.72% 5,318 5,530 5,551.64 5,974.48 6,025.6 6,169.6 6,310.6
    SDLP Sharon Haughey 9.07% 4,500 4,709 4,722.32 5,001.48 5,068.48 5,229.48 5,368.48
    Independent Paul Berry 4.67% 2,317 2,512 2,512.44 2,526.48      
    Independent Davy Hyland 4.41% 2,188 2,260 2,267.76        
    Independent Willie Frazer 1.22% 605            
    Green (NI) Brendan Morgan 1.21% 599            
    Alliance Máire Hendron 0.56% 278            
    Electorate: 70,823   Valid: 49,619 (70.06%)   Spoilt: 546   Quota: 7,089   Turnout: 50,165 (70.83%)  

    2003

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    2003 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats[6]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5
    DUP Paul Berry 17.15% 8,125        
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 16.04% 7,595        
    UUP Danny Kennedy 15.51% 7,347        
    SDLP Dominic Bradley 8.68% 4,111 4,119.8 4,135 4,400.14 6,783.14
    Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 12.20% 5,779 5,779.48 6,347.38 6,367 6,633.9
    Sinn Féin Pat O'Rawe 11.56% 5,478 5,478.16 5,590.66 5,603.32 5,712
    SDLP Jim Lennon 8.69% 4,116 4,118.88 4,125.98 4,390.98 5,112.5
    SDLP John Fee 7.20% 3,410 3,411.28 3,459.38 3,656.96  
    DUP Freda Donnelly 1.00% 474 1,638.64 1,638.94    
    Independent Willie Frazer 1.33% 632 743 744    
    Alliance Pete Whitcroft 0.66% 311 314 315    
    Electorate: 68,731   Valid: 47,378 (68.93%)   Spoilt: 855   Quota: 6,769   Turnout: 48,233 (70.18%)  

    1998

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    1998 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats[7]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    SDLP Seamus Mallon 25.09% 13,582              
    DUP Paul Berry 13.33% 7,214 7,217.44 7,231.87 7,899.87        
    UUP Danny Kennedy 10.15% 5,495 5,522.52 5,692.11 5,979.84 6,090 10,184    
    Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 8.94% 4,839 5,017.45 5,026.46 5,294.25 5,294.25 5,305.54 5,311.54 7,741.25
    Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee 8.44% 4,570 5,078.26 5,087.41 5,320.81 5,320.81 5,332.53 5,334.53 7,176.79
    SDLP John Fee 5.85% 3,166 5,419.63 5,485.67 6,429.02 6,430.38 6,514.11 6,949.11 7,169.01
    SDLP Frank Feely 4.07% 2,205 4,238.47 4,317.4 4,852.86 4,853.54 4,957.65 5,492.65 5,874.55
    Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 8.58% 4,643 4,879.5 4,888.08 5,261.06 5,261.74 5,270.37 5,284.37  
    UUP Jim Speers 7.99% 4,324 4,353.24 4,558.26 4,747.56 4,799.24      
    NI Women's Coalition Kate Fearon 2.10% 1,138 1,391.7 1,635.5          
    Independent Mary Allen 2.27% 1,227 1,357.29 1,398.45          
    Ulster Independence Willie Frazer 1.72% 933 935.58 947.58          
    Alliance Peter Whitcroft 1.44% 777 860.85            
    Natural Law David Evans 0.04% 23 25.15            
    Electorate: 71,553   Valid: 54,136 (75.66%)   Spoilt: 1,157   Quota: 7,735   Turnout: 55,293 (77.28%)  

    1996 forum

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    Successful candidates are shown in bold.[8]

    Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
    SDLP Seamus Mallon
    Frank Feely
    Pat Brannigan
    Mary McLeown
    John Fee     		16,775 34.1
    Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee
    Maria Caraher
    Noel Sheridan
    Brendan Curran
    Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin     		12,585 25.6
    UUP Jim Speers
    Danny Kennedy
    Elaine McClure
    Sylvia McRoberts     		11,047 22.5
    DUP Meredith Patterson
    Margaret Black
    John McKew     		4,774 9.8
    Alliance Pete Whitcroft
    Anne-Marie Cunningham     		1,037 2.1
    PUP David Jamison
    Raymond Laverty     		640 1.4
    UK Unionist Robert St-Cyr
    Margaret Thomson     		474 0.9
    NI Women's Coalition Sheila Fairon
    Lynd Roper
    Kathleen Magee     		356 0.7
    Labour coalition Eimear Duffy
    Marian McKeown
    Eamon Duffy
    Eoin McGuinness     		262 0.5
    Ulster Democratic William Garrett
    Alan Hewitt     		257 0.5
    Workers' Party Dennis Carroll
    Vivian Hutchinson
    Mary Campbell
    James McConville
    Pat Smith     		208 0.4
    Green (NI) Vincent MacDowell
    Tara Foley     		205 0.4
    Ulster Independence Willie Frazer
    John Gray     		173 0.3
    NI Conservatives Sarah Humphreys
    Jennifer Cumming     		131 0.3
    Democratic Partnership Ronald Dawson
    Donal Kelly     		114 0.2
    Independent DUP Nigel Cummings
    John Whitten     		55 0.1
    Democratic Left Brendan Montague
    Orla McClean     		46 0.1
    Natural Law Eileen Leahy
    Miguel Martin-Ramos     		31 0.1
    Independent Chambers Stella Irvine
    Sharon Ralston     		12 0.0

    References

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    1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated – Newry and Armagh". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 2017". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 2016". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). EONI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 2007". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 2003". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ "NI Assembly Election 1998". EONI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  • ^ 1996 Candidates – Newry and Armagh Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections

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