South Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...

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Boundaries

South Armagh was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929

House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929

The House of Commons Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; its major provision was to abolish proportional representation for all future elections in Northern Ireland....

 introduced first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...

 elections throughout Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. South Armagh was created by the division of Armagh into four new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...

 was temporarily suspended

Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972

The Northern Ireland Act 1972 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced direct rule in Northern Ireland with effect from 30 March 1972....

 in 1972, and then formally abolished

Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973...

 in 1973.

The seat was made up from parts of the rural districts of Armagh

Armagh

Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...

 and Newry

Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...

, with the town of Keady

Keady

Keady is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated south of Armagh city and very close to the border with the Republic of Ireland. The town had a population of 2,960 people in the 2001 Census....

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Politics

The seat had a significant Nationalist majority, but Labour candidates sometimes polled well.

The remainder of contested elections involved candidates of different Nationalist persuasions.

Members of Parliament

Elected	Party		Name
1929 Northern Ireland general election, 1929 -References:*...	Joe Connellan Joe Connellan Joseph Connellan, known as Joe Connellan was a nationalist politician and newspaper editor in Ireland.Connellan joined Sinn Féin in 1908 and was prominent in the Newry Sluagh....
1933 Northern Ireland general election, 1933 -References:*...	Paddy McLogan Paddy McLogan Paddy J. McLogan was President of Sinn Féin from 1950–52 and again from 1954 to 1962.Born in Markethill, Co Armagh, he spent some time in Scotland. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1913 and the Irish Volunteers. The same year he was imprisoned by the British authorities and went on a...
1938 Northern Ireland general election, 1938 -References:*...	Paddy Agnew Paddy Agnew (Stormont MP) Paddy Agnew was a politician in Northern Ireland.Agnew was brought up a Roman Catholic and held nationalist views. However his politics were also leaning towards labourism, and he had clashes with more conservative Catholic politicians....
1945	Malachy Conlon Malachy Conlon Malachy Conlon was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Conlon strongly believed that there was a need for a membership organisation linking nationalists in Northern Ireland. He pursued this theme during his campaign for the Nationalist Party in South Armagh at the Northern Ireland general...
1950	Charles McGleenan Charles McGleenan Charles McGleenan was a farmer and a Republican politician in Northern Ireland.McGleenan was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He was interned in Newbridge Prison, but successfully escaped...
1958 Northern Ireland general election, 1958 -References:*-See also:*MPs elected in the Northern Ireland general election, 1958...	Edward George Richardson Edward George Richardson Edward George Richardson , known as Eddie Richardson, was a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland....
1958
1969 Northern Ireland general election, 1969 -References:*...	Paddy O'Hanlon Paddy O'Hanlon Patrick Michael O'Hanlon , known as Paddy O'Hanlon, was a barrister and former nationalist politician in Ireland....
1970

Election results

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1938

Northern Ireland general election, 1938

-References:*...

, Paddy Agnew

Paddy Agnew (Stormont MP)

Paddy Agnew was a politician in Northern Ireland.Agnew was brought up a Roman Catholic and held nationalist views. However his politics were also leaning towards labourism, and he had clashes with more conservative Catholic politicians....

 was elected unopposed.
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953

Northern Ireland general election, 1953

-References:*...

, Charles McGleenan

Charles McGleenan

Charles McGleenan was a farmer and a Republican politician in Northern Ireland.McGleenan was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He was interned in Newbridge Prison, but successfully escaped...

 was elected unopposed.