Leitrim_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885 and 1918–1922
County Leitrim was a Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.
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County Leitrim | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Leitrim |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Leitrim (IHC) |
Replaced by | |
1918–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | |
Replaced by | Leitrim–Roscommon North |
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This constituency comprised the whole of County Leitrim.
MPs 1801–85
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MPs 1918–22
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Election | Member | Party | Note | |
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1918 | Single member constituency created | |||
1918, December 14[8] | James Dolan | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster | |
1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1830s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | John Marcus Clements | 285 | 39.6 | ||
Whig | Samuel White | 218 | 30.3 | ||
Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | 212 | 29.5 | ||
Whig | Luke White | 4 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 436 | 72.4 | |||
Registered electors | 602 | ||||
Majority | 67 | 9.3 | |||
Tory gain from Whig | |||||
Majority | 6 | 0.8 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | John Marcus Clements | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 602 | ||||
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Whig hold | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Samuel White | 730 | 39.1 | ||
Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | 625 | 33.5 | ||
Tory | John Marcus Clements | 513 | 27.5 | ||
Majority | 112 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,217 | 92.3 | |||
Registered electors | 1,318 | ||||
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Whig gain from Tory |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,437 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,734 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
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Clements' death caused a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | William Clements | Unopposed | |||
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Elections in the 1840s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Clements | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,488 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Edward King-Tenison | 389 | 34.5 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Skeffington Clements | 376 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Robert Godley | 329 | 29.2 | New | |
Independent | John Reynolds Dickson | 32 | 2.8 | New | |
Majority | 47 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 563 (est) | 41.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,357 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | 617 | 36.1 | +6.9 | |
Independent Irish | John Brady | 551 | 32.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Skeffington Clements | 540 | 31.6 | −4.0 | |
Turnout | 854 (est) | 67.5 (est) | +26.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,265 | ||||
Majority | 66 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Majority | 11 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | 1,577 | 49.7 | +13.6 | |
Independent Irish | John Brady | 1,006 | 31.7 | −0.6 | |
Whig | Edward King-Tenison | 591 | 18.6 | −13.0 | |
Turnout | 1,587 (est) | 60.4 (est) | −7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,628 | ||||
Majority | 571 | 18.0 | +14.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Majority | 415 | 13.1 | +12.4 | ||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | −3.7 | |||
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Montgomery resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | John Brady | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,404 | ||||
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Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | 1,383 | 42.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Brady | 1,011 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward King-Tenison | 892 | 27.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 372 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,335 (est) | 97.7 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,389 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | John Brady | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,637 | ||||
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Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | John Brady | 1,313 | 37.9 | New | |
Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | 1,098 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 1,055 | 30.4 | New | |
Turnout | 2,282 (est) | 88.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,571 | ||||
Majority | 215 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 43 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Gore succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Harlech, and causing a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 1,276 | 58.9 | -9.4 | |
Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 885 | 40.8 | +9.1 | |
Home Rule | Charles McGowan | 7 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 391 | 18.1 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,168 | 85.4 | -3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,383 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 1,038 | 33.1 | +1.4 | |
Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 837 | 26.7 | -10.2 | |
Home Rule | Thomas Quinn | 668 | 21.3 | -10.4 | |
Home Rule | Isaac Nelson | 593 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 201 | 6.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,087 (est) | 87.6 (est) | -1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,383 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | James Dolan | 17,711 | 85.1 | ||
Irish Parliamentary | Gerald Farrell | 3,096 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 14,615 | 70.2 | |||
Turnout | 20,807 | 69.2 | |||
Registered electors | 30,079 | ||||
Sinn Féin win (new seat) |
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