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Newry and Armagh
Newry and Armagh
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary constituency
Current constituency
Seats 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–)
Boundaries
Newry and Armagh 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 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 Northern Ireland Assembly 2022 2022 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats 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 2017 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats 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 2016 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats 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 2011 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats 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 2007 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats 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 2003 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats 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 1998 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats 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 Successful candidates are shown in bold .
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage SDLP Seamus Mallon Frank Feely John Fee 16,775 34.1 Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee Maria Caraher Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 12,585 25.6 UUP Jim Speers Danny Kennedy Elaine McClure Sylvia McRoberts11,047 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 Foley205 0.4 Ulster Independence Willie Frazer John Gray173 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