Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)

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Newry and Armagh
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
Newry and Armagh shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1996
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Cathal Boylan (SF)
  •   William Irwin (DUP)
  •   Liz Kimmins (SF)
  •   Justin McNulty (SDLP)
  •   Conor Murphy (SF)
DistrictsNewry, Mourne and Down District Council
BoundariesMap

Newry and Armagh (Irish: An tIúr agus Ard Mhacha, Ulster Scots: Newrie an Airmagh) 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).


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