South Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
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South Armagh was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland
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In 1885–1918 to the north and north-west was Mid Armagh, to the south-west was South Monaghan, to the south was North Louth, to the south-east was the Borough of Newry and to the east was South Down. In 1918–1922 the neighbouring seats were the same except that Louth was an undivided county constituency and Newry had been absorbed into South Down.
It returned one Member of Parliament
1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885
and from the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Armagh
constituency.
area. In 1918 the Nationalists heavily defeated 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
. This constituency, in republican theory, was incorporated in a four-member Dáil constituency of Armagh
.
.
Notes: Blaine became a Parnellite Nationalist in 1891.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Boundaries and boundary changes
This constituency comprised the southern part of County ArmaghCounty 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...
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In 1885–1918 to the north and north-west was Mid Armagh, to the south-west was South Monaghan, to the south was North Louth, to the south-east was the Borough of Newry and to the east was South Down. In 1918–1922 the neighbouring seats were the same except that Louth was an undivided county constituency and Newry had been absorbed into South Down.
It returned 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,...
1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
and from the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was part of the Armagh
Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983.The Act of Union 1800 provided for the Parliament of Ireland to be merged with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
constituency.
Politics
The constituency was a predominantly NationalistIrish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
area. In 1918 the Nationalists heavily defeated Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
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The First Dáil
Sinn FéinSinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
contested the general election of 1918
Irish (UK) general election, 1918
The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. It is seen as a key moment in modern Irish history...
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
First Dáil
The First Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919–1921. In 1919 candidates who had been elected in the Westminster elections of 1918 refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled as a unicameral, revolutionary parliament called "Dáil Éireann"...
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
Second Dáil
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...
. 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
Irish Republic
The Irish Republic was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from Great Britain in January 1919. It established a legislature , a government , a court system and a police force...
's Second Dáil
Second Dáil
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...
. This constituency, in republican theory, was incorporated in a four-member Dáil constituency of Armagh
Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies)
Armagh was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:Armagh consisted of the entirety of County Armagh...
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Members of Parliament
Key to parties: APN Anti-Parnellite Nationalist, HN Healyite Nationalist, N NationalistIrish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
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| From | To | Name (Party) | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1892 | Alexander Blane Alexander Blane Alexander Blane was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament for South Armagh, 1885-92. He was a supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell during the Split in the Irish Parliamentary Party, and later a pioneering Socialist... (N) |
c.1855 | |
| 1892 | 1900 | Edward McHugh Edward McHugh (politician) Edward McHugh , also known as Edward M'Hugh, was an Irish nationalist politician. He was an Anti-Parnellite Member of Parliament for South Armagh from 1892 until his death.... (APN) |
1846 | 28 August 1900 |
| 1900 | 1906 | John Campbell John Campbell (Irish politician) John Campbell was the Member of Parliament for South Armagh from 9 October 1900 - 1906.-References:... (HN) |
1870 | |
| 1906 | 1909 | William McKillop William McKillop William McKillop was an Ayrshire-born grocer and restaurant-owner in Glasgow who became an Irish nationalist politician, serving for the last decade of his life as an Irish Parliamentary Party Member of Parliament for constituencies in Ireland... (N) |
1860 | 25 August 1909 |
| 1909 | 1918 | Dr Charles O'Neill (N) | 1849 | 14 January 1918 |
| 1918 | 1922 | Patrick Donnelly Patrick Donnelly (Irish politician) Patrick Donnelly was an Irish nationalist politician and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.... (N) |
1878 | 13 August 1947 |
Notes: Blaine became a Parnellite Nationalist in 1891.
Elections
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.- Butler Swing from Irish Unionist to Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
- Seat vacant on dissolution due to the death of McHugh
- Death of McKillop
- Death of O'Neill
- Butler Swing from Sinn Féin to Irish Nationalist
External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
See also
- List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918The Redistribution of Seats Act 1918 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom which redistributed the parliamentary constituencies in Ireland for the House of Commons...
- MPs elected in the UK general election, 1918
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Members of the 1st DáilMembers of the 1st DáilThis is a list of the 105 MPs who were elected for Irish seats at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, but refused to attend the British House of Commons in Westminster...