Leitrim_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1885 to 1918 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...
| South Leitrim | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Leitrim |
| Replaced by | Leitrim |
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Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Leitrim constituency.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Leitrim.
1885–1918: The baronies of Carrigallen and Mohill, and that part of the barony of Leitrim not contained within the constituency of North Leitrim.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Luke Hayden | Nationalist | |
| 1890 | Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1892 | Jasper Tully | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1906 | Thomas Smyth | Nationalist | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Leitrim | ||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Luke Hayden | 4,525 | 90.2 | ||
| Irish Conservative | James Ormsby Lawder | 489 | 9.8 | ||
| Majority | 4,036 | 80.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,014 | 80.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,270 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Luke Hayden | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6270 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Jasper Tully | 4,241 | 89.2 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Robert O'Brien | 516 | 10.8 | New | |
| Majority | 3,725 | 78.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,757 | 76.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,253 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Jasper Tully | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,136 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Jasper Tully | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,242 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,971 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,727 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,727 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 359–360. ISBN 0901714127.
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
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