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Armagh was an Irish constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.

History and boundaries

The parliamentary borough of Armagh in County Armagh was one of 33 Irish boroughs which were retained under the Acts of Union 1800. It was the successor to the two-seat constituency of Armagh in the Irish House of Commons. Its one MP in 1801 was chosen by lot to sit in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Under the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832, it was defined as:

From Mr. Carroll's Windmill on the West of the City in a straight Line in the Direction of the Spire of Grange Church to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the new Dungannon Road; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the Eastern Dome of the Observatory to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the Boundary of the Grounds attached to the Observatory; thence, Eastward, along the Boundary of the Grounds of the Observatory to the Point at which the same meets the Road to the Deanery; thence in a straight Line to the Magazine near the Infantry Barracks; thence in a straight Line, through a Point on the Rich Hill Road which is distant Twenty-five Yards (measured along the Rich Hill Road) to the East of the South-eastern Corner of the Infantry Barracks, to a Point which is One hundred and thirty Yards beyond the said Point on the Rich Hill Road; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the South-eastern Angle of the Palace to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the Demesne Wall; thence, Northward, along the Demesne Wall to the Point at which the same leaves the Boundary of the Corporation Land; thence, Northward, along the Boundary of the Corporation Land to the Point at which the same meets the Monaghan Road; thence in a straight Line to Mr. Carroll's Windmill.

The constituency was disenfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election. The borough of Armagh, as part of the barony of Armagh, became part of the county division of Mid Armagh.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Chetwynd-Talbot resigned to contest a by-election at Dublin City, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Curry resigned after being appointed a Master in Chancery, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Moore's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Miller was appointed a judge in bankruptcy, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Vance died, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

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References

1. "Armagh". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
2. Jupp, P.J. (2009). "Armagh". In Fisher, D.R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820–1832.
3. "Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 (c. 89)". The law journal for the year 1832–1949. 1832.
4. First Schedule Part I: Boroughs to cease to exist as such. "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, 48 & 49 Vict. C. 23". The public general acts. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales.
5. Seventh Schedule (Counties at Large); Part III (Ireland)."Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, 48 & 49 Vict. C. 23". The public general acts. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales.
6. ^ Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 215. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via Google Books.
7. McCracken, J. L. (1993). New Light at the Cape of Good Hope: William Porter - The Father of Cape Liberalism. Belfast: The Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 40. ISBN 0-901905-54-2. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via Google Books.
8. "The Elections". Dublin Weekly Nation. 7 August 1847. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Irish Members Returned". Sligo Journal. 13 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "General Election". Cork Constitution. 13 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 195–196, 249–250. ISBN 0901714127.
12. ^ Farrell, Stephen. Fisher, D.R. (ed.). Armagh. Retrieved 9 May 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 195–196, 249–250. ISBN 0901714127.

• Westminster constituencies in County Armagh (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
• Politics of Armagh (city)
• 1801 establishments in Ireland
• 1885 disestablishments in Ireland