Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)

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

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 seats1996–1998 1998Conor Murphy(Sinn Féin) John Fee(SDLP)Paul Berry(DUP)Danny Kennedy(UUP) 2003 Davy Hyland(Sinn Féin) Pat O'Rawe(Sinn Féin)Dominic Bradley(SDLP) 2007Cathal Boylan(Sinn Féin)Mickey Brady(Sinn Féin)William Irwin(DUP) 2011 July 2012co-optionMegan Fearon(Sinn Féin) June 2015co-optionConor Murphy(Sinn Féin) 2016Justin McNulty(SDLP) 2017 5 seats2017–present January 2020co-option Liz Kimmins(Sinn Féin)2022 February 2025co-option Aoife Finnegan(Sinn Féin) January 2026co-option Gareth Wilson(DUP) 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

2027

2022

2017

2016

2011

2007

2003

1998

1996 forum Successful candidates are shown in bold.1996 Candidates – Newry and Armagh , Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Seamus MallonFrank FeelyPat BranniganMary McLeownJohn Fee16,77534.1 Patrick McNameeMaria CaraherNoel SheridanBrendan CurranCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin12,58525.6 Jim SpeersDanny KennedyElaine McClureSylvia McRoberts11,04722.5 Meredith PattersonMargaret BlackJohn McKew4,7749.8 Pete WhitcroftAnne-Marie Cunningham 1,0372.1 David JamisonRaymond Laverty6401.4 Robert St-CyrMargaret Thomson4740.9 Sheila FaironLynd RoperKathleen Magee3560.7 Eimear DuffyMarian McKeownEamon DuffyEoin McGuinness2620.5 William GarrettAlan Hewitt2570.5 Dennis CarrollVivian HutchinsonMary CampbellJames McConvillePat Smith2080.4 Vincent MacDowellTara Foley2050.4 Willie FrazerJohn Gray1730.3 Sarah HumphreysJennifer Cumming1310.3 Ronald DawsonDonal Kelly1140.2 DUPNigel CummingsJohn Whitten550.1 Brendan MontagueOrla McClean460.1 Eileen LeahyMiguel Martin-Ramos310.1 ChambersStella IrvineSharon Ralston120.0

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