1920 Armagh County Council election

The 1920 Armagh County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 June 1920.

Council results

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The results were as follows:[1]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
UUP 14
Sinn Féin 5
Irish Nationalist 3
Independent 1
Totals 23 100%

Division results

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Armagh Electoral Division

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Armagh Electoral Division - 3 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Edward Donnelly 43.09 1,806
UUP Edward Cowdy D.L. 29.06 1,218
UUP Thomas A. McLure J.P. 26.18 1,097
Sinn Féin James O'Reilly 1.67 70
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

Forkhill Electoral Division

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Forkhill Electoral Division - 5 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Frank Aiken
UUP J. E. Calvert
Sinn Féin Michael McArdle
Sinn Féin James McGuill
Nationalist James Murphy
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

Keady Electoral Division

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Keady Electoral Division - 3 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Edward Hughes
Nationalist Hugh McGahan
UUP James Morrison
UUP
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

Lurgan Electoral Division

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Lurgan Electoral Division - 4 seats[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
UUP John Johnston
Nationalist A. Campbell
Independent Dr. M. Deeny J.P.
UUP H. G. MacGeagh
UUP John Mahaffy
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

Markethill Electoral Division

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Markethill Electoral Division - 4 seats[3][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
UUP T. H. Hardy
UUP Dr. R. M. Quin
UUP William Byers
UUP W. J. Gibson
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

Portsdown Electoral Division

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There was no contest in Portsdown Electoral Division, as only 4 candidates were nominated for the 4 seats.

Portsdown Electoral Division - 4 seats[3][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
UUP Peter Mackin Uncontested
UUP Elected Uncontested
UUP Elected Uncontested
UUP Elected Uncontested
Spoilt: -   Quota:   Turnout: -  

References

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  1. ^ "British Newspaper Archive".
  2. ^ Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday 08 June 1920 pg.9
  3. ^ a b c d e Belfast News-Letter - Monday 07 June 1920 pg.7
  4. ^ a b c Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920 pg.3
  5. ^ a b c d Belfast News-Letter - Wednesday 09 June 1920 pg.5
  6. ^ List of Unionist candidates for Lurgan
  7. ^ Belfast News-Letter - Thursday 06 May 1920