Armagh was an Irish constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
History and boundaries
The parliamentary borough of Armagh in County Armagh was one of 33 Irish boroughs which were retained under the Acts of Union 1800. It was the successor to the two-seat constituency of Armagh in the Irish House of Commons. Its one MP in 1801 was chosen by lot to sit in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Under the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832, it was defined as:
The constituency was disenfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election. The borough of Armagh, as part of the barony of Armagh, became part of the county division of Mid Armagh.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Chetwynd-Talbot resigned to contest a by-election at , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Curry resigned after being appointed a Master in Chancery, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Moore's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Miller was appointed a judge in bankruptcy, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Vance died, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
References
Sources
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)
Westminster constituencies in County Armagh (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885 Politics of Armagh (city) 1801 establishments in Ireland 1885 disestablishments in Ireland