# Newry (UK Parliament constituency)

Newry was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

## Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Newry in County Down.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Note |
| | 1801, January 1 | John Moore | | 1801: Co-opted |
| | 1802, July 13 | Rt Hon. Isaac Corry | Whig | |
| | 1806, November 15 | Hon. Francis Needham (1) | Tory | Became the 12th Viscount Kilmorey 1818 |
| | 1819, March 6 | Hon. Francis Needham (2) | Tory | Styled Viscount Newry 12 January 1822 |
| | 1826, June 14 | Hon. John Henry Knox | Tory | |
| | 1832, December 27 | Lord Marcus Hill | Tory | |
| | 1834, December 18 | Lord Marcus Hill | Conservative | |
| | 1835, January 21 | Denis Caulfield Brady | Whig | |
| | 1837, August 4 | John Ellis | Conservative | |
| | 1841, July 8 | Francis Needham (3) | Conservative | Re-elected as a Peelite candidate |
| | 1847, August 2 | Francis Needham (3) | Peelite | Died 6 May 1851 |
| | 1851, May 30 | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | Conservative | |
| | 1852, July 19 | William Kirk | Whig | |
| | 1859, May 5 | Peter Quinn | Conservative | |
| | 1865, July 15 | Arthur Charles Innes | Conservative | |
| | 1868, November 18 | William Kirk | Liberal | Died 20 December 1870 |
| | 1871, January 23 | Francis Needham (4) | Conservative | |
| | 1874, February 3 | William Whitworth | Liberal | |
| | 1880, April 3 | Henry Thomson | Conservative | |
| | 1885, November 24 | Justin Huntly McCarthy | Irish Parliamentary | |
| | 1892, July 7 | Patrick Carvill | Irish National Federation | Re-elected as an Irish Parliamentary Party candidate |
| | 1900, October 1 | Patrick Carvill | Irish Parliamentary | |
| | 1906, January 17 | John Joseph Mooney | Irish Parliamentary | Last MP for the constituency |
| 1918 | 1918 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Henry Knox | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 600 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Henry Knox | 333 | 60.1 |
| | Whig | Denis Maguire | 221 | 39.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 554 | c. 92.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 600 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Marcus Hill | 494 | 51.0 | −9.1 |
| | Whig | Denis Maguire | 475 | 49.0 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 2.0 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | 95.3 | c. +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,017 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −9.1 | |
General election 1835: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Denis Caulfield Brady | 402 | 51.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet | 374 | 48.2 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 68.4 | −26.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,134 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 1837: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ellis | 338 | 52.6 | +4.4 |
| | Whig | Denis Caulfield Brady | 305 | 47.4 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | 44.7 | −23.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,439 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 319 | 57.3 | +4.7 |
| | Whig | John Milley Doyle | 237 | 42.5 | −4.9 |
| | Whig | Peter Kenny | 1 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 14.8 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 557 | 89.4 | +44.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 623 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
General election 1847: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Francis Needham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,135 | | |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1850s

Needham's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 30 May 1851: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Conservative gain from Peelite | Irish Conservative gain from Peelite | Irish Conservative gain from Peelite | Irish Conservative gain from Peelite | Irish Conservative gain from Peelite |
General election 1852: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Kirk | 233 | 53.3 | New |
| | Irish Conservative | Edmund Gilling Hallewell | 204 | 46.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 437 | 84.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 517 | | |
| | Whig gain from Peelite | Whig gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Kirk | 246 | 51.5 | −1.8 |
| | Irish Conservative | Henry Waring | 232 | 48.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 3.0 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | 90.7 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 527 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.8 | |
General election 1859: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Peter Quinn | 250 | 55.7 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Frederick William McBlain | 197 | 43.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Kirk | 2 | 0.4 | −51.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 449 | 84.9 | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 529 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.2 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Arthur Charles Innes | 267 | 53.2 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | William Miller Kirk | 235 | 46.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 6.4 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 502 | 93.1 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 539 | | |
| | Irish Conservative hold | Irish Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
General election 1868: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Kirk | 387 | 50.5 | +3.7 |
| | Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 379 | 49.5 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | 96.2 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 796 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

Kirk's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 23 Jan 1871: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 901 | | |
| | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1874: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Whitworth | 459 | 50.2 | −0.3 |
| | Irish Conservative | Francis Needham | 455 | 49.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 914 | 92.3 | −3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 990 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Conservative | Henry Thomson | 587 | 51.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Carvill | 557 | 48.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,144 | 95.3 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,201 | | |
| | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Irish Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.5 | |
1885 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Justin Huntly McCarthy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,163 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative | Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative | Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative | Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative | Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Conservative |
1886 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Justin Huntly McCarthy | 1,183 | 62.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | Reginald Cantley Saunders | 716 | 37.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 87.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,163 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Carvill | 907 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Henry Thomson | 744 | 43.6 | +5.9 |
| | Irish National League | Robert Johnston | 54 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 92.3 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,847 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Carvill | 973 | 60.8 | +7.6 |
| | Irish Unionist | Henry Thomson | 628 | 39.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 21.6 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 85.5 | −6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,872 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Carvill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,789 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | 802 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Carvill | 736 | 47.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 80.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,905 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | 1,079 | 66.6 | +14.5 |
| | Irish Unionist | John Cusack | 542 | 33.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 33.2 | +29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 80.2 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,021 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: Newry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Mooney | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,021 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |