South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

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General Election 1929: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Joe Connellan 4,292 53.7 N/A
Independent Nationalist P. J. Donnelly 3,694 46.3 N/A
Majority 598 7.4 N/A
Turnout 48.8 N/A
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
General Election 1933: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Republican Paddy McLogan 4,803 55.6 N/A
National League Gerry Lennon 2,211 25.6 N/A
Nationalist (NI) Bernard O'Neill 1,627 18.8 -34.9
Majority 2,592 30.0 +22.6
Turnout 51.1 +2.3
Irish Republican gain from Nationalist (NI) Swing N/A

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1938, Paddy Agnew was elected unopposed.

General Election 1945: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Malachy Conlon 6,720 61.9 N/A
Labour (NI) Paddy Agnew 4,143 38.1 N/A
Majority 2,577 23.8 N/A
Turnout 64.6 N/A
Nationalist (NI) gain from Labour (NI) Swing N/A
General Election 1949: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Malachy Conlon 10,868 76.4 +14.5
UUP Isaac Hawthorne 3,365 23.6 N/A
Majority 7,503 52.8 +29.0
Turnout 84.8 +20.2
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
South Armagh by-election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Partition Charles McGleenan 5,581 68.6 N/A
Irish Labour Seamus MacKearney 2,555 31.4 N/A
Majority 3,026 37.2 -15.6
Turnout 46.5 -38.3
Anti-Partition gain from Nationalist (NI) Swing N/A

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, Charles McGleenan was elected unopposed.

General Election 1958: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nationalist Edward George Richardson 3,698 49.5 N/A
Independent Labour Malachy Trainor 2,306 30.8 N/A
Independent Nationalist James McParland 1,470 19.7 N/A
Majority 1,392 18.7 N/A
Turnout 43.1 N/A
Independent Nationalist gain from Anti-Partition Swing N/A
General Election 1962: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Edward George Richardson 8,049 64.4 N/A
UUP B. J. H. McRoberts 2,981 23.8 N/A
Independent Labour Malachy Trainor 1,470 11.8 -19.0
Majority 5,068 40.6 +21.9
Turnout 73.2 +30.1
Nationalist (NI) gain from Independent Nationalist Swing N/A
General Election 1965: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist (NI) Edward George Richardson 5,223 88.5 +24.1
Independent Republican Peter McSorley 682 13.5 N/A
Majority 4,541 77.0 +36.4
Turnout 33.5 -39.7
Nationalist (NI) hold Swing N/A
General Election 1969: South Armagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nationalist Paddy O'Hanlon 6,442 51.2 N/A
Nationalist (NI) Edward George Richardson 4,332 34.5 -54.0
Labour (NI) Patrick J. Byrne 1,794 14.3 N/A
Majority 2,110 16.7 -60.3
Turnout 69.3 +35.8
Independent Nationalist gain from Nationalist (NI) Swing N/A

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