Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox constituency
| name = Newry and Armagh
| type = Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary
| year = 1996
| image = 250px
| caption = Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
| map_size =
| members_label = MLAs
| members = {{unbulleted list
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Cathal Boylan (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Aoife Finnegan (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} William Irwin (DUP)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Liz Kimmins (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} Justin McNulty (SDLP)
}}
| seats = 6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
| local_council_label = Districts
| local_council = Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
| blank1_name = Boundaries
| blank1_info = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=240}}
}}
Newry and Armagh is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was part of the Armagh and South Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Newry and Armagh UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Election
! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | MLA |
|---|
| 1996
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=12| ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=12| | rowspan=2|Patrick McNamee ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=2| | Frank Feely ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=12| | rowspan=2|Seamus Mallon ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" rowspan=8| | Jim Speers | style="background-color:#FFFFFF" colspan=2| 5 seats |
| 1998
| rowspan=4|Conor Murphy | rowspan=7|Danny Kennedy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" rowspan=11| | rowspan=2|Paul Berry |
| 2003
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=10| | rowspan=5|Dominic Bradley |
| 2007
! rowspan="9" |Cathal Boylan | rowspan=3|Mickey Brady ! rowspan="9" |William Irwin |
| 2011 |
| July 2012 co-option | rowspan=4|Megan Fearon |
| June 2015 co-option ! rowspan="5" |Conor Murphy |
| 2016
! rowspan="5" |Justin McNulty |
| 2017
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFFF" | 5 seats |
| January 2020 co-option ! rowspan="3" | Liz Kimmins |
| 2022 |
| February 2025 co-option |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections
=Northern Ireland Assembly=
==2022==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2022 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats{{cite web|url=http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/7957b437-8494-42d9-b88c-4a71ad42457c/Statement-of-Person-Nominated-Newry-and-Armagh|title=Statement of Persons Nominated – Newry and Armagh|access-date=8 April 2022}}
|numcounts = 5
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.72%
|count1 = 9,847
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Cathal Boylan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.72%
|count1 = 9,843
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Justin McNulty
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 10.56%
|count1 = 6,217
|count2 = 6,585
|count3 = 7,483
|count4 = 7,686
|count5 = 10,231
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Liz Kimmins
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 13.52%
|count1 = 7,964
|count2 = 8,192
|count3 = 9,464
|count4 = 9,472
|count5 = 9,969
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = William Irwin
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 12.87%
|count1 = 7,577
|count2 = 7,668
|count3 = 7,720
|count4 = 9,414
|count5 = 9,784
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Keith Ratcliffe
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|percentage = 9.18%
|count1 = 5,407
|count2 = 5,436
|count3 = 5,461
|count4 = 6,706
|count5 = 6,892
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Jackie Coade
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 5.68%
|count1 = 3,345
|count2 = 3,637
|count3 = 4,088
|count4 = 4,741
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = David Taylor
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 6.56%
|count1 = 3,864
|count2 = 3,895
|count3 = 3,956
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Gavin Malone
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.36%
|count1 = 3,157
|count2 = 3,380
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Daniel Connolly
|party = Aontú
|percentage = 2.02%
|count1 = 1,189
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Ciara Henry
|party = Green Party Northern Ireland
|percentage = 0.53%
|count1 = 314
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Nicola Grant
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 0.27%
|count1 = 160
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 87,156
|valid = 58,884 (67.56%)
|spoilt = 809
|quota = 9,815
|turnout = 59,693 (68.49%)
}}
==2017==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2017 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 5 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 2017|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2017/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Result-Sheets|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819191400/https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2017/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Result-Sheets|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = William Irwin
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 17.77%
|count1 = 9,760
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Cathal Boylan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.75%
|count1 = 9,197
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Justin McNulty
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 16.36%
|count1 = 8,983
|count2 = 10,085
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Megan Fearon
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.17%
|count1 = 8,881
|count2 = 9,175
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 15.39%
|count1 = 8,454
|count2 = 8,681
|count3 = 9,018
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 13.21%
|count1 = 7,256
|count2 = 7,675
|count3 = 7,939
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Jackie Coade
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 2.58%
|count1 = 1,418
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Emmet Crossan
|party = CISTA
|percentage = 1.28%
|count1 = 704
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Rowan Tunnicliffe
|party = Green Party Northern Ireland
|percentage = 0.48%
|count1 = 265
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 3
|electorate = 80,140
|valid = 54,918 (68.53%)
|spoilt = 707
|quota = 9,154
|turnout = 55,625 (69.41%)
}}
==2016==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2016 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 2016|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2016/NI-Assembly-Election-2016-Candidates-Elected-(1)|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819185638/https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2016/NI-Assembly-Election-2016-Candidates-Elected-(1)|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = William Irwin
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 16.72%
|count1 = 7,980
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Megan Fearon
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 14.33%
|count1 = 6,838
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Cathal Boylan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 14.30%
|count1 = 6,822
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 10.28%
|count1 = 4,904
|count2 = 5,602.25
|count3 = 5,602.25
|count4 = 5,616.7
|count5 = 5,804,4
|count6 = 5,817.4
|count7 = 5,905.05
|count8 = 9,595.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 12.27%
|count1 = 5,854
|count2 = 5,855.05
|count3 = 5,855.05
|count4 = 5,883.05
|count5 = 5,922.05
|count6 = 6,125.05
|count7 = 6,421.35
|count8 = 6,435.35
|count9 = 6,442.35
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Justin McNulty
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 10.01%
|count1 = 4,775
|count2 = 4,779.05
|count3 = 4,779.05
|count4 = 4,806.05
|count5 = 4,936.2
|count6 = 5,128.35
|count7 = 5,325.5
|count8 = 5,369.2
|count9 = 5,701.2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Karen McKevitt
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 8.22%
|count1 = 3,923
|count2 = 3,929.45
|count3 = 3,929.45
|count4 = 3,963.6
|count5 = 4,086.2
|count6 = 4,356.35
|count7 = 4,515.65
|count8 = 4,564.2
|count9 = 5,042.2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Sam Nicholson
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 3.86%
|count1 = 1,841
|count2 = 2,045.75
|count3 = 2,045.75
|count4 = 2,049.2
|count5 = 2,159.85
|count6 = 2,166.85
|count7 = 2,220.45
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Paul Berry
|party = Independent politician
|percentage = 3.49%
|count1 = 1,663
|count2 = 1,861.6
|count3 = 1,861.6
|count4 = 1,865.6
|count5 = 1,940.45
|count6 = 1,957.05
|count7 = 1,998.95
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Emmet Crossan
|party = Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|percentage = 2.16%
|count1 = 1,032
|count2 = 1,036.5
|count3 = 1,036.5
|count4 = 1,112.1
|count5 = 1,228.6
|count6 = 1,308.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Martin McAllister
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.97%
|count1 = 940
|count2 = 941.2
|count3 = 941.2
|count4 = 957.2
|count5 = 1,003.5
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Craig Weir
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 1.03%
|count1 = 493
|count2 = 498.75
|count3 = 498.75
|count4 = 597.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Alan Love
|party = UKIP
|percentage = 0.66%
|count1 = 315
|count2 = 346.05
|count3 = 346.05
|count4 = 349.2
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael Watters
|party = Green Party Northern Ireland
|percentage = 0.70%
|count1 = 335
|count2 = 337.4
|count3 = 337.4
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 9
|electorate = 81,756
|valid = 47,715 (58.36%)
|spoilt = 783
|quota = 6,817
|turnout = 48,498 (59.32%)
}}
==2011==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2011 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 2011|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/a8/a8ebf9b1-4686-4605-990c-a185e6de4ab0.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806053445/http://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/a8/a8ebf9b1-4686-4605-990c-a185e6de4ab0.pdf|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 19.62%
|count1 = 9,127
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 18.74%
|count1 = 8,718
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Dominic Bradley
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 15.31%
|count1 = 7,123
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Cathal Boylan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 14.22%
|count1 = 6,614
|count2 = 8,092.40
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = William Irwin
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 13.12%
|count1 = 6,101
|count2 = 6,105.48
|count3 = 7,502.46
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mickey Brady
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 7.00%
|count1 = 3,254
|count2 = 4,049.48
|count3 = 4,058.58
|count4 = 5,376.54
|count5 = 5,615.30
|count6 = 5,624.92
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Thomas O'Hanlon
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 8.22%
|count1 = 3,825
|count2 = 3,934.48
|count3 = 4,011.70
|count4 = 4,063.50
|count5 = 4,640.70
|count6 = 5,014.06
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Barrie Halliday
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|percentage = 1.78%
|count1 = 830
|count2 = 831.40
|count3 = 1,238.30
|count4 = 1,239.70
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = David Murphy
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 1.58%
|count1 = 734
|count2 = 748.28
|count3 = 838.76
|count4 = 840.44
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Robert Woods
|party = UK Independence Party
|percentage = 0.21%
|count1 = 98
|count2 = 99.40
|count3 = 125.66
|count4 = 126.22
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = James Malone
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.19%
|count1 = 90
|count2 = 93.92
|count3 = 99.12
|count4 = 99.68
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 77,544
|valid = 46,514 (59.98%)
|spoilt = 1,048
|quota = 6,645
|turnout = 47,562 (61.34%)
}}
==2007==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2007 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 2007|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2007/Results/NI-Assembly-Election-2007-Full-Results|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819182950/https://www.eoni.org.uk/Elections/Election-results-and-statistics/Election-results-and-statistics-2003-onwards/Elections-2007/Results/NI-Assembly-Election-2007-Full-Results|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 14.99%
|count1 = 7,437
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Cathal Boylan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 14.32%
|count1 = 7,105
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mickey Brady
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 12.77%
|count1 = 6,337
|count2 = 6,455
|count3 = 6,705.92
|count4 = 7,513.92
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = William Irwin
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 12.93%
|count1 = 6,418
|count2 = 6,672
|count3 = 6,672.12
|count4 = 6,674.12
|count5 = 8,008.12
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 13.13%
|count1 = 6,517
|count2 = 6,813
|count3 = 6,813.28
|count4 = 6,833.36
|count5 = 7,653.36
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Dominic Bradley
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 10.72%
|count1 = 5,318
|count2 = 5,530
|count3 = 5,551.64
|count4 = 5,974.48
|count5 = 6,025.6
|count6 = 6,169.6
|count7 = 6,310.6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Sharon Haughey
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 9.07%
|count1 = 4,500
|count2 = 4,709
|count3 = 4,722.32
|count4 = 5,001.48
|count5 = 5,068.48
|count6 = 5,229.48
|count7 = 5,368.48
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Paul Berry
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.67%
|count1 = 2,317
|count2 = 2,512
|count3 = 2,512.44
|count4 = 2,526.48
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Davy Hyland
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.41%
|count1 = 2,188
|count2 = 2,260
|count3 = 2,267.76
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Willie Frazer
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.22%
|count1 = 605
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Brendan Morgan
|party = Green Party Northern Ireland
|percentage = 1.21%
|count1 = 599
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Máire Hendron
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 0.56%
|count1 = 278
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 70,823
|valid = 49,619 (70.06%)
|spoilt = 546
|quota = 7,089
|turnout = 50,165 (70.83%)
}}
==2003==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 2003 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 2003|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c03f6145-4d1d-4d93-b1fc-83a43bf11b78/NI-Assembly-Election-Results-2003|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806054849/http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c03f6145-4d1d-4d93-b1fc-83a43bf11b78/NI-Assembly-Election-Results-2003|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Paul Berry
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 17.15%
|count1 = 8,125
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.04%
|count1 = 7,595
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 15.51%
|count1 = 7,347
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Dominic Bradley
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 8.68%
|count1 = 4,111
|count2 = 4,119.8
|count3 = 4,135
|count4 = 4,400.14
|count5 = 6,783.14
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Davy Hyland
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 12.20%
|count1 = 5,779
|count2 = 5,779.48
|count3 = 6,347.38
|count4 = 6,367
|count5 = 6,633.9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Pat O'Rawe
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 11.56%
|count1 = 5,478
|count2 = 5,478.16
|count3 = 5,590.66
|count4 = 5,603.32
|count5 = 5,712
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Jim Lennon
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 8.69%
|count1 = 4,116
|count2 = 4,118.88
|count3 = 4,125.98
|count4 = 4,390.98
|count5 = 5,112.5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Fee
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 7.20%
|count1 = 3,410
|count2 = 3,411.28
|count3 = 3,459.38
|count4 = 3,656.96
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Freda Donnelly
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 1.00%
|count1 = 474
|count2 = 1,638.64
|count3 = 1,638.94
|count4 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Willie Frazer
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.33%
|count1 = 632
|count2 = 743
|count3 = 744
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Pete Whitcroft
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 0.66%
|count1 = 311
|count2 = 314
|count3 = 315
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 68,731
|valid = 47,378 (68.93%)
|spoilt = 855
|quota = 6,769
|turnout = 48,233 (70.18%)
}}
==1998==
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = 1998 Assembly election: Newry and Armagh – 6 seats{{cite web|title=NI Assembly Election 1998|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/ec1fa344-4198-40cf-bf58-eadf3c70190d/ni_assembly_election_results_1998|website=EONI|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320180639/http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/ec1fa344-4198-40cf-bf58-eadf3c70190d/ni_assembly_election_results_1998|url-status=live}}
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Seamus Mallon
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 25.09%
|count1 = 13,582
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Paul Berry
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|percentage = 13.33%
|count1 = 7,214
|count2 = 7,217.44
|count3 = 7,231.87
|count4 = 7,899.87
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Danny Kennedy
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 10.15%
|count1 = 5,495
|count2 = 5,522.52
|count3 = 5,692.11
|count4 = 5,979.84
|count5 = 6,090
|count6 = 10,184
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Murphy
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 8.94%
|count1 = 4,839
|count2 = 5,017.45
|count3 = 5,026.46
|count4 = 5,294.25
|count5 = 5,294.25
|count6 = 5,305.54
|count7 = 5,311.54
|count8 = 7,741.25
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Patrick McNamee
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 8.44%
|count1 = 4,570
|count2 = 5,078.26
|count3 = 5,087.41
|count4 = 5,320.81
|count5 = 5,320.81
|count6 = 5,332.53
|count7 = 5,334.53
|count8 = 7,176.79
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Fee
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 5.85%
|count1 = 3,166
|count2 = 5,419.63
|count3 = 5,485.67
|count4 = 6,429.02
|count5 = 6,430.38
|count6 = 6,514.11
|count7 = 6,949.11
|count8 = 7,169.01
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Frank Feely
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|percentage = 4.07%
|count1 = 2,205
|count2 = 4,238.47
|count3 = 4,317.4
|count4 = 4,852.86
|count5 = 4,853.54
|count6 = 4,957.65
|count7 = 5,492.65
|count8 = 5,874.55
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Davy Hyland
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 8.58%
|count1 = 4,643
|count2 = 4,879.5
|count3 = 4,888.08
|count4 = 5,261.06
|count5 = 5,261.74
|count6 = 5,270.37
|count7 = 5,284.37
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Jim Speers
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|percentage = 7.99%
|count1 = 4,324
|count2 = 4,353.24
|count3 = 4,558.26
|count4 = 4,747.56
|count5 = 4,799.24
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Kate Fearon
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|percentage = 2.10%
|count1 = 1,138
|count2 = 1,391.7
|count3 = 1,635.5
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mary Allen
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.27%
|count1 = 1,227
|count2 = 1,357.29
|count3 = 1,398.45
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Willie Frazer
|party = Ulster Independence Movement
|percentage = 1.72%
|count1 = 933
|count2 = 935.58
|count3 = 947.58
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Peter Whitcroft
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|percentage = 1.44%
|count1 = 777
|count2 = 860.85
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = David Evans
|party = Natural Law Party
|percentage = 0.04%
|count1 = 23
|count2 = 25.15
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 71,553
|valid = 54,136 (75.66%)
|spoilt = 1,157
|quota = 7,735
|turnout = 55,293 (77.28%)
}}
=1996 forum=
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96nanda.htm 1996 Candidates – Newry and Armagh] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623113500/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96nanda.htm |date=23 June 2018 }}, Northern Ireland Elections
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! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | Party ! valign="top" | Candidate(s) ! valign="top" | Votes ! valign="top" | Percentage |
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
| align="right" |Seamus Mallon | align="right" |16,775 | align="right" |34.1 |
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| align="right" |Patrick McNamee | align="right" |12,585 | align="right" |25.6 |
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| align="right" |Jim Speers | align="right" |11,047 | align="right" |22.5 |
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
| align="right" |Meredith Patterson | align="right" |4,774 | align="right" |9.8 |
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
| align="right" |Pete Whitcroft | align="right" |1,037 | align="right" |2.1 |
| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}
| align="right" |David Jamison | align="right" |640 | align="right" |1.4 |
| {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}}
| align="right" |Robert St-Cyr | align="right" |474 | align="right" |0.9 |
| {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}
| align="right" |Sheila Fairon | align="right" |356 | align="right" |0.7 |
| {{Party name with colour|Labour coalition}}
| align="right" |Eimear Duffy | align="right" |262 | align="right" |0.5 |
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}
| align="right" |William Garrett | align="right" |257 | align="right" |0.5 |
| {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
| align="right" |Dennis Carroll | align="right" |208 | align="right" |0.4 |
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of Northern Ireland}}
| align="right" |Vincent MacDowell | align="right" |205 | align="right" |0.4 |
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Independence Movement}}
| align="right" |Willie Frazer | align="right" |173 | align="right" |0.3 |
| {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Conservatives}}
| align="right" |Sarah Humphreys | align="right" |131 | align="right" |0.3 |
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Partnership}}
| align="right" |Ronald Dawson | align="right" |114 | align="right" |0.2 |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} DUP
| align="right" |Nigel Cummings | align="right" |55 | align="right" |0.1 |
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Left (Ireland)}}
| align="right" |Brendan Montague | align="right" |46 | align="right" |0.1 |
| {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}
| align="right" |Eileen Leahy | align="right" |31 | align="right" |0.1 |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Chambers
| align="right" |Stella Irvine | align="right" |12 | align="right" |0.0 |
References
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