# Armagh City (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Election | Member | Party | Party | Note |
| 1801 (co-option) | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | |
| 1801 (b) | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | Duigenan appointed commissioner of compensation |
| 1802 | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | |
| 1806 | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | |
| 1807 | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | |
| 1812 | Patrick Duigenan | | Tory | |
| 1816 (b) | Daniel Webb Webber | | Tory | Death of Duigenan |
| 1818 | John Leslie Foster | | Tory | Also returned for Lisburn |
| 1820 | William Stuart | | Tory | |
| 1826 | Rt Hon. Henry Goulburn | | Tory | |
| 1828 (b) | Rt Hon. Henry Goulburn | | Tory | Goulburn appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1830 | Rt Hon. Henry Goulburn | | Tory | |
| 1831 | Viscount Ingestre | | Tory | |
| 1831 (b) | Sir John Brydges | | Tory | Ingestre resigned to contest Dublin |
| 1832 | Leonard Dobbin | | Whig | |
| 1835 | Leonard Dobbin | | Whig | |
| 1837 | William Curry | | Whig | |
| 1840 (b) | John Rawdon | | Whig | Curry appointed Master in Chancery |
| 1841 | John Rawdon | | Whig | |
| 1847 | John Rawdon | | Whig | |
| 1852 | Ross Stephenson Moore | | Conservative | |
| 1855 (b) | Joshua Bond | | Conservative | Death of Moore |
| 1857 | Stearne Miller | | Conservative | |
| 1859 | Joshua Bond | | Conservative | |
| 1865 | Stearne Miller | | Conservative | |
| 1867 (b) | John Vance | | Conservative | Miller appointed judge in bankruptcy |
| 1868 | John Vance | | Conservative | |
| 1874 | John Vance | | Conservative | |
| 1875 (b) | George Beresford | | Conservative | Death of Vance |
| 1880 | George Beresford | | Conservative | |
| 1885 | Area became part of Mid Armagh | Area became part of Mid Armagh | Area became part of Mid Armagh | Area became part of Mid Armagh |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election, 11 August 1830: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Goulburn | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election, 10 May 1831: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Chetwynd-Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
Chetwynd-Talbot resigned to contest a by-election at Dublin City, causing a by-election.
By-election, 25 August 1831: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Brydges (MP) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election, 15 December 1832: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Leonard Dobbin | 218 | 53.0 |
| | Tory | Arthur Irwin Kelly | 193 | 47.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 411 | 92.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 444 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election, 15 January 1835: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Leonard Dobbin | 197 | 54.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert William Jackson | 163 | 45.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 9.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 360 | 66.5 | −26.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 541 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
General election, 7 August 1837: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Curry (MP) | 235 | 53.7 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kidd | 203 | 46.3 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 7.4 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 438 | 57.1 | −9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 767 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.0 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

Curry resigned after being appointed a Master in Chancery, causing a by-election.
By-election, 22 May 1840: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election, 5 July 1841: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 892 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election, 31 July 1847: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Rawdon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 838 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election, 9 July 1852: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ross Stephenson Moore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Moore's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 6 December 1855: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Bond | 186 | 55.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Ball Miller | 147 | 44.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 333 | 82.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 403 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 2 April 1857: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stearne Miller | 175 | 51.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joshua Bond | 162 | 48.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 337 | 83.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 403 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 5 May 1859: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Bond | 201 | 59.5 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Stearne Miller | 137 | 40.5 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 19.0 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 338 | 82.8 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 408 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.4 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election, 17 July 1865: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stearne Miller | 184 | 52.1 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal | William Kirk | 169 | 47.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 4.2 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 353 | 86.3 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 409 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Miller was appointed a judge in bankruptcy, causing a by-election.
By-election, 30 January 1867: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Vance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election, 17 November 1868: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Vance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 603 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 9 April 1874: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Vance | 325 | 60.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George C Cochrane | 214 | 39.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 539 | 90.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Vance died, causing a by-election.
By-election, 18 Oct 1875: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Beresford | 278 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Squire Barker Kaye | 247 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | 88.1 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 9 April 1880: Armagh City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Beresford | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 657 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |