Newry (UK Parliament constituency)

UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1918

Newry

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County| County Down
Borough| Newry
1801–1918
Seats| 1
Created from| Newry (IHC)
Replaced by| South Down

Newry was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

## Boundaries

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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Newry in County Down.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party | Note

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| 1801, January 1 | John Moore |  | 1801: Co-opted
| 1802, July 13 | Rt Hon. Isaac Corry | Whig |
| 1806, November 15 | Hon. Francis Needham (1) | Tory[1] | Became the 12th Viscount Kilmorey 1818
| 1819, March 6 | Hon. Francis Needham (2) | Tory | Styled Viscount Newry 12 January 1822
| 1826, June 14 | Hon. John Henry Knox | Tory[1] |
| 1832, December 27 | Lord Marcus Hill | Tory[1][2] |
| 1834, December 18 | Conservative[1][2] |
| 1835, January 21 | Denis Caulfield Brady | Whig[1] |
| 1837, August 4 | John Ellis | Conservative[1][2] |
| 1841, July 8 | Francis Needham (3) | Conservative[1][2] | Re-elected as a Peelite candidate
| 1847, August 2 | Peelite[2] | Died 6 May 1851
| 1851, May 30 | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | Conservative[2] |
| 1852, July 19 | William Kirk | Whig[3] |
| 1859, May 5 | Peter Quinn | Conservative[2] |
| 1865, July 15 | Arthur Charles Innes | Conservative[2] |
| 1868, November 18 | William Kirk | Liberal[2] | Died 20 December 1870
| 1871, January 23 | Francis Needham (4) | Conservative[2] |
| 1874, February 3 | William Whitworth | Liberal[2] |
| 1880, April 3 | Henry Thomson | Conservative[2] |
| 1885, November 24 | Justin Huntly McCarthy | Irish Parliamentary[2] |
| 1892, July 7 | Patrick Carvill | Irish National Federation[2] | Re-elected as an Irish Parliamentary Party candidate
| 1900, October 1 | Irish Parliamentary[2] |
| 1906, January 17 | John Joseph Mooney | Irish Parliamentary[2] | Last MP for the constituency
1918 | Constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Newry[2][1][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | John Henry Knox | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 600 |
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Newry[2][1][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | John Henry Knox | 333  | 60.1
| Whig | Denis Maguire  | 221  | 39.9
Majority  | 112  | 20.2
Turnout | 554  | c. 92.3
Registered electors | c. 600 |
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Newry[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | Marcus Hill | 494  | 51.0  | −9.1
| Whig | Denis Maguire  | 475  | 49.0  | +9.1
Majority | 19  | 2.0  | −18.2
Turnout | 969  | 95.3  | c. +3.0
Registered electors | 1,017  |  |
| Tory hold | Swing | −9.1  |
General election 1835: Newry[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Denis Caulfield Brady | 402  | 51.8  | +2.8
| Conservative | Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet  | 374  | 48.2  | −2.8
Majority | 28  | 3.6  | N/A
Turnout | 776  | 68.4  | −26.9
Registered electors | 1,134  |  |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8  |
General election 1837: Newry[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Ellis | 338  | 52.6  | +4.4
| Whig | Denis Caulfield Brady | 305  | 47.4  | −4.4
Majority | 33  | 5.2  | N/A
Turnout | 643  | 44.7  | −23.7
Registered electors | 1,439  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +4.4  |

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Newry[2][1][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 319  | 57.3  | +4.7
| Whig | John Milley Doyle | 237  | 42.5  | −4.9
| Whig | Peter Kenny  | 1  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority | 82  | 14.8  | +9.6
Turnout | 557  | 89.4  | +44.7
Registered electors | 623  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8  |
General election 1847: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | Francis Needham | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,135  |  |
| Peelite gain from Conservative

### Elections in the 1850s

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Needham's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 30 May 1851: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | Unopposed
| Irish Conservative gain from Peelite
General election 1852: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Kirk | 233  | 53.3  | N/A
| Irish Conservative | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | 204  | 46.7  | N/A
Majority | 29  | 6.6  | N/A
Turnout | 437  | 84.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 517  |  |
| Whig gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A |
General election 1857: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Kirk | 246  | 51.5  | −1.8
| Irish Conservative | Henry Waring  | 232  | 48.5  | +1.8
Majority | 14  | 3.0  | −3.6
Turnout | 478  | 90.7  | +6.2
Registered electors | 527  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −1.8  |
General election 1859: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Peter Quinn | 250  | 55.7  | +7.2
| Liberal | Frederick William McBlain  | 197  | 43.9  | N/A
| Liberal | William Kirk | 2  | 0.4  | −51.1
Majority | 53  | 11.8  | N/A
Turnout | 449  | 84.9  | −5.8
Registered electors | 529  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.2  |

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Arthur Charles Innes | 267  | 53.2  | −2.5
| Liberal | William Miller Kirk  | 235  | 46.8  | +2.9
Majority | 32  | 6.4  | −5.4
Turnout | 502  | 93.1  | +8.2
Registered electors | 539  |  |
| Irish Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7  |
General election 1868: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Kirk | 387  | 50.5  | +3.7
| Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 379  | 49.5  | −3.7
Majority | 8  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 766  | 96.2  | +3.1
Registered electors | 796  |  |
| Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | +3.7  |

### Elections in the 1870s

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Kirk's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 23 Jan 1871: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | Unopposed
Registered electors | 901  |  |
| Irish Conservative gain from Liberal
General election 1874: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Whitworth | 459  | 50.2  | −0.3
| Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 455  | 49.8  | +0.3
Majority | 4  | 0.4  | −0.6
Turnout | 914  | 92.3  | −3.9
Registered electors | 990  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Henry Thomson | 587  | 51.3  | +1.5
| Liberal | Patrick Carvill | 557  | 48.7  | −1.5
Majority | 30  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,144  | 95.3  | +3.0
Registered electors | 1,201  |  |
| Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.5  |
1885 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Justin Huntly McCarthy | Unopposed
Registered electors | 2,163  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative
1886 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Justin Huntly McCarthy | 1,183  | 62.3  | N/A
| Liberal Unionist | Reginald Cantley Saunders  | 716  | 37.7  | New
Majority | 467  | 24.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,899  | 87.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 2,163  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1890s

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1892 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Patrick Carvill | 907  | 53.2  | N/A
| Irish Unionist | Henry Thomson | 744  | 43.6  | +5.9
| Irish National League | Robert Johnston  | 54  | 3.2  | N/A
Majority | 163  | 9.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,705  | 92.3  | +4.5
Registered electors | 1,847  |  |
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
1895 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Patrick Carvill | 973  | 60.8  | +7.6
| Irish Unionist | Henry Thomson | 628  | 39.2  | −4.4
Majority | 345  | 21.6  | +12.0
Turnout | 1,601  | 85.5  | −6.8
Registered electors | 1,872  |  |
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +6.0  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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1900 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Carvill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,789  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | 802  | 52.1  | N/A
| Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Carvill | 736  | 47.9  | N/A
Majority | 66  | 4.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,538  | 80.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,905  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1910s

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January 1910 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | 1,079  | 66.6  | +14.5
| Irish Unionist | John Cusack | 542  | 33.4  | New
Majority | 537  | 33.2  | +29.0
Turnout | 1,621  | 80.2  | −0.5
Registered electors | 2,021  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
December 1910 general election: Newry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | Unopposed
Registered electors | 2,021  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 237. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via Google Books.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 234, 307, 370. ISBN 0901714127.
3. ^ Bew, Paul; Wright, Frank (1983). "The Agrarian Opposition in Ulster Politics, 1848–87". In Clark, Samuel; Donnelly Jr., James S. (eds.). Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest 1780–1914. Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 199\. ISBN 0-299-09370-0. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via Google Books.
4. ^ a b "Newry". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
5. ^ Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50. 1843. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.

* 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, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)

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| Historic|

* Armagh (1801–85, 1922–83)
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| Seats taken|

(none)

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| First Dáil
1919–21|

| Seats taken|

(none)

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Seats not taken|

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1921–22|

| One or more seats taken|

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No seats taken|

(none)

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| Assembly 1973–74
Constitutional Convention 1975–76
Assembly 1982–86|

* North Down
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Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98
Assembly (1998–present)|

* North Down
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