Newry (UK Parliament constituency)












Newry
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

1801–1918
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.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Elections


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1850s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1860s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1870s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1880s


    • 3.5 Elections in the 1890s


    • 3.6 Elections in the 1900s


    • 3.7 Elections in the 1910s




  • 4 References





Boundaries


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



Members of Parliament











































































































































































Election Member Party Note


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



Elections in the 1850s


Needham's death caused a by-election.
























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


Irish Conservative
Edmund Gilling Hallewell
Unopposed


Irish Conservative gain from Peelite






















































General Election 1852: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


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
 %
 ±


Whig
William Kirk
 246
 51.5
 −1.8


Irish Conservative
 Henry Waring
 232
 48.5
 +1.8
Majority
 14
 2.9
 −3.7

Turnout
 478
 90.7
 +6.2

Registered electors
 527



Whig hold
Swing
 −1.8






























































General Election 1859: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


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























































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


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
 %
 ±


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


Kirk's death caused a by-election.






























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


Irish Conservative
Francis Needham
Unopposed

Registered electors
 901



Irish Conservative gain from Liberal






















































General Election 1874: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


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























































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


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





























General Election 1885: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Unopposed

Registered electors
 2,163



Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative






















































General Election 1886: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
Justin Huntly McCarthy
 1,183
 62.3
N/A


Liberal Unionist
 Reginald Cantley Saunders
 716
 37.7
N/A
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































































General Election 1892: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


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






















































General Election 1895: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish National Federation
Patrick Carvill
 973
 60.8
 +7.6


Irish Unionist
Henry Thomson
 628
 39.2
 −4.4
Majority
 345
 21.5
 +11.9

Turnout
 1,601
 85.5
 −6.8

Registered electors
 1,872



Irish National Federation hold
Swing
 +6.0


Elections in the 1900s






























General Election 1900: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
Patrick Carvill
Unopposed

Registered electors
 1,789



Irish Parliamentary hold






















































General Election 1906: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
John Joseph Mooney
 802
 52.1
N/A


Independent Nationalist
Patrick Carvill
 736
 47.9
N/A
Majority
 66
 4.3
N/A

Turnout
 1,538
 80.7
N/A

Registered electors
 1,905



Irish Parliamentary hold
Swing
N/A


Elections in the 1910s























































General Election January 1910: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
John Joseph Mooney
 1,079
 66.6
 +14.5


Irish Unionist
John Cusack
 542
 33.4
N/A
Majority
 537
 33.1
N/A

Turnout
 1,621
 80.2
 −0.5

Registered electors
 2,021



Irish Parliamentary hold
Swing
N/A





























General Election December 1910: Newry[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Irish Parliamentary
John Joseph Mooney
Unopposed

Registered electors
 2,021



Irish Parliamentary hold

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References




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  2. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafag Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


  3. ^ Bew, Paul; Wright, Frank (1983). "The Agrarian Opposition in Ulster Politics, 1848–87". In Clark, Samuel; Donnelly, Jr., James S. 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.




  • 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)


  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)










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