Armagh City (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
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Armagh was an Irish constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
| Armagh | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Armagh |
| Borough | Armagh |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Armagh (IHC) |
| Replaced by | Mid Armagh |
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.[1][2] It was the successor to the two-seat constituency of Armagh in the Irish House of Commons.[3] Its one MP in 1801 was chosen by lot to sit in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom.
A report into the boundaries of the borough of Armagh was undertaken in November 1831.[4] Under the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832, it was defined as:[5]
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 disfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election.[6] The borough of Armagh, as part of the barony of Armagh, became part of the county division of Mid Armagh.[7]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 (co-option) | Patrick Duigenan | Tory | ||
| 1801 (b) | Duigenan appointed commissioner of compensation | |||
| 1802 | ||||
| 1806 | ||||
| 1807 | ||||
| 1812 | ||||
| 1816 (b) | Daniel Webb Webber | Tory | Death of Duigenan | |
| 1818 | John Leslie Foster | Tory | Also returned for Lisburn. Sat for Armagh. | |
| 1820 | William Stuart | Tory | ||
| 1826 | Rt Hon. Henry Goulburn | Tory[8] | ||
| 1828 (b) | Goulburn appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer | |||
| 1830 | ||||
| 1831 | Viscount Ingestre | Tory[8] | ||
| 1831 (b) | Sir John Brydges | Tory[8] | Ingestre resigned to contest Dublin | |
| 1832 | Leonard Dobbin | Whig[8] | ||
| 1835 | ||||
| 1837 | William Curry | Whig[8][9] | ||
| 1840 (b) | John Rawdon | Whig[8][10][11] | Curry appointed Master in Chancery | |
| 1841 | ||||
| 1847 | ||||
| 1852 | Ross Stephenson Moore | Conservative[12] | ||
| 1855 (b) | Joshua Bond | Conservative | Death of Moore | |
| 1857 | Stearne Miller | Conservative | ||
| 1859 | Joshua Bond | Conservative | ||
| 1865 | Stearne Miller | Conservative | ||
| 1867 (b) | John Vance | Conservative | Miller appointed judge in bankruptcy | |
| 1868 | ||||
| 1874 | ||||
| 1875 (b) | George Beresford | Conservative | Death of Vance | |
| 1880 | ||||
| 1885 | Area became part of Mid Armagh | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Goulburn | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 13 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Chetwynd-Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 13 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
Chetwynd-Talbot resigned to contest a by-election at Dublin City, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Leonard Dobbin | 218 | 53.0 | ||
| Tory | Arthur Irwin Kelly | 193 | 47.0 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 411 | 92.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 444 | ||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Leonard Dobbin | 197 | 54.7 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert William Jackson | 163 | 45.3 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 34 | 9.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 360 | 66.5 | −26.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 541 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Curry | 235 | 53.7 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Kidd | 203 | 46.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 32 | 7.4 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 438 | 57.1 | −9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 767 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
Curry resigned after being appointed a Master in Chancery, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 892 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 838 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ross Stephenson Moore | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 318 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Moore's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joshua Bond | 186 | 55.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas Ball Miller | 147 | 44.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 333 | 82.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 403 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stearne Miller | 175 | 51.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Joshua Bond | 162 | 48.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 337 | 83.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 403 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joshua Bond | 201 | 59.5 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Stearne Miller | 137 | 40.5 | −11.4 | |
| Majority | 64 | 19.0 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 338 | 82.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 408 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.4 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stearne Miller | 184 | 52.1 | +11.6 | |
| Liberal | William Kirk | 169 | 47.9 | New | |
| Majority | 15 | 4.2 | −14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 353 | 86.3 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 409 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Miller was appointed a judge in bankruptcy, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Vance | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Vance | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 603 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Vance | 325 | 60.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | George C Cochrane | 214 | 39.7 | New | |
| Majority | 111 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 539 | 90.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 596 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Vance died, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Beresford | 278 | 53.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Squire Barker Kaye | 247 | 47.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 31 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 525 | 88.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 596 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Beresford | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 657 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||