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Newry and Armagh

Every general election in Newry and Armagh since 1983. Latest: Dáire Hughes, Sinn Féin, majority 15,493.

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Member of Parliament

Dáire Hughes

Sinn Féin · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 15,493

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Dáire Hughes ElectedSinn Féin22,29948.5%
Pete ByrneSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		6,80614.8%
Gareth WilsonDemocratic Unionist Party5,90012.8%
Keith RatcliffeTraditional Unionist Voice4,0998.9%
Sam NicholsonUlster Unionist Party3,1756.9%
Helena YoungAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		2,6925.9%
Liam ReichenbergAontú8881.9%
Samantha RaynerConservative830.2%
Valid votes45,942
Majority15,49333.7%

SF hold Turnout 58.7% of 78,244 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Sinn Féin, 1983: 20.9%Sinn Féin, 1987: 11.8%Sinn Féin, 1992: 12.5%Sinn Féin, 1997: 21.1%Sinn Féin, 2001: 30.9%Sinn Féin, 2005: 41.4%Sinn Féin, 2010: 42.0%Sinn Féin, 2015: 41.1%Sinn Féin, 2017: 47.9%Sinn Féin, 2019: 40.0%Sinn Féin, 2024: 48.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1983: 36.8%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1987: 48.1%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1992: 49.6%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1997: 43.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2001: 37.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2005: 25.2%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2010: 23.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2015: 24.1%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2017: 16.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2019: 18.6%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2024: 14.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 40.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 1987: 37.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 1992: 36.1%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 33.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 12.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 13.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 2015: 32.7%Ulster Unionist Party, 2017: 8.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2019: 8.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2024: 6.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 19.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 18.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 12.8%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 24.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 21.7%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 12.8%Independent, 2010: 20.5%
Vote share in Newry and Armagh at each general election SF SDLP UUP DUP Ind

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Newry and Armagh lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Newry and Armagh (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024SF Dáire HughesSDLP15,49333.758.7%SF hold
2019SF Mickey BradyDUP9,28718.362.5%SF hold
2017SF Mickey BradyDUP12,48923.368.5%SF hold
2015SF Mickey BradyUUP4,1768.464.2%SF hold
2010SF Conor MurphySDLP8,33118.660.4%SF hold
2005SFSDLP8,19516.276.3%
2001SDLPSF3,5756.476.8%SDLP hold
1997SDLPUUP4,8899.275.2%
1992SDLPUUP7,09113.577.9%SDLP hold
1987SDLPUUP5,32510.279.0%SDLP gain from UUP
1983UUPSDLP1,5543.376.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Newry and Armagh?

Dáire Hughes (Sinn Féin) won Newry and Armagh at the 2024 general election with a majority of 15,493.

Which parties have won Newry and Armagh?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Sinn Féin 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 4, Ulster Unionist Party 1.

Which region is Newry and Armagh in?

Newry and Armagh is in Northern Ireland.

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