Newry — UK General Election Results

John Joseph Mooney (Irish Parliamentary Party) were elected unopposed for Newry at the Dec 1910 general election. This page covers every general election in Newry from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill (Conservative) 494 51.0% Denis Maguire (Liberal) 19 (2.0 pts) 95.3%
1835 Denis Caulfield Brady (Liberal) 402 51.8% Thomas Staples (Conservative) 28 (3.6 pts) 68.4%
1837 John Ellis (Conservative) 338 52.6% Denis Caulfield Brady (Liberal) 33 (5.1 pts) 44.7%
1841 Francis Jack Needham (Conservative) 319 57.3% John Milley Doyle (Liberal) 82 (14.7 pts) 89.4%
1847 Francis Jack Needham (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 William Kirk (Liberal) 233 53.3% Edmund Gilling Hallewell (Conservative) 29 (6.6 pts) 84.5%
1857 William Kirk (Liberal) 246 51.5% Henry Waring (Conservative) 14 (2.9 pts) 90.7%
1859 Peter Quinn (Conservative) 250 55.7% Frederick William McBlain (Liberal) 53 (11.8 pts) 84.9%
1865 Arthur Charles Innes (Conservative) 267 53.2% William Miller Kirk (Liberal) 32 (6.4 pts) 93.1%
1868 William Kirk (Liberal) 387 50.5% Francis Charles Needham (Conservative) 8 (1.0 pts) 96.2%
1874 William Whitworth (Liberal) 459 50.2% Francis Charles Needham (Conservative) 4 (0.4 pts) 92.3%
1880 Henry Thomson (Conservative) 587 51.3% Patrick George Hamilton Carvill (Liberal) 30 (2.6 pts) 95.3%
1885 Justin Huntly McCarthy (Irish Parliamentary Party) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1886 Justin Huntly McCarthy (Irish Parliamentary Party) 1,183 62.3% Reginald Cantley Saunders (Liberal Unionist) 467 (24.6 pts) 87.8%
1892 Patrick George Hamilton Carvill (Irish Parliamentary Party) 907 53.2% Henry Thomson (Irish Unionist) 163 (9.6 pts) 92.3%
1895 Patrick George Hamilton Carvill (Irish Parliamentary Party) 973 60.8% Henry Thomson (Irish Unionist) 345 (21.6 pts) 85.5%
1900 Patrick George Hamilton Carvill (Irish Parliamentary Party) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 John Joseph Mooney (Irish Parliamentary Party) 802 52.1% Patrick George Hamilton Carvill (Irish Nationalist) 66 (4.3 pts) 80.7%
Jan 1910 John Joseph Mooney (Irish Parliamentary Party) 1,079 66.6% John Cusack (Irish Unionist) 537 (33.1 pts) 80.2%
Dec 1910 John Joseph Mooney (Irish Parliamentary Party) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill Conservative 49451.0% Yes
Denis Maguire Liberal 47549.0% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Caulfield Brady Liberal 40251.8% Yes
Thomas Staples Conservative 37448.2% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ellis Conservative 33852.6% Yes
Denis Caulfield Brady Liberal 30547.4% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Jack Needham Conservative 31957.3% Yes
John Milley Doyle Liberal 23742.5% No
Peter Kenny Liberal 10.2% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Jack Needham Peelite Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Kirk Liberal 23353.3% Yes
Edmund Gilling Hallewell Conservative 20446.7% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Kirk Liberal 24651.5% Yes
Henry Waring Conservative 23248.5% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Quinn Conservative 25055.7% Yes
Frederick William McBlain Liberal 19743.9% No
William Kirk Liberal 20.4% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Charles Innes Conservative 26753.2% Yes
William Miller Kirk Liberal 23546.8% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Kirk Liberal 38750.5% Yes
Francis Charles Needham Conservative 37949.5% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitworth Liberal 45950.2% Yes
Francis Charles Needham Conservative 45549.8% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Thomson Conservative 58751.3% Yes
Patrick George Hamilton Carvill Liberal 55748.7% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Justin Huntly McCarthy Irish Parliamentary Party Unopposed Yes

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Justin Huntly McCarthy Irish Parliamentary Party 1,18362.3% Yes
Reginald Cantley Saunders Liberal Unionist 71637.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Hamilton Carvill Irish Parliamentary Party 90753.2% Yes
Henry Thomson Irish Unionist 74443.6% No
Robert Johnston Irish Parliamentary Party 543.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Hamilton Carvill Irish Parliamentary Party 97360.8% Yes
Henry Thomson Irish Unionist 62839.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Hamilton Carvill Irish Parliamentary Party Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joseph Mooney Irish Parliamentary Party 80252.1% Yes
Patrick George Hamilton Carvill Irish Nationalist 73647.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joseph Mooney Irish Parliamentary Party 1,07966.6% Yes
John Cusack Irish Unionist 54233.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joseph Mooney Irish Parliamentary Party Unopposed Yes

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1835: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1837: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1841: Conservative margin 14.7 pts 1852: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1857: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1859: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1865: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1868: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1874: Liberal margin 0.4 pts 1880: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1886: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 24.6 pts 1892: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 9.6 pts 1895: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 21.6 pts 1906: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 4.3 pts Jan 1910: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 33.1 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1852 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910

Trend

Newry has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Peelite, Irish Parliamentary Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Newry in the Dec 1910 general election?

John Joseph Mooney (Irish Parliamentary Party) were elected unopposed for Newry in Dec 1910 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won Newry since 1832?

Since 1832, Newry has been won by: Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Peelite.

What was the closest result in Newry?

The closest result on record for Newry was 1874, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 4 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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