Limerick_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

East Limerick
East Limerick
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	County Limerick
Replaced by	Limerick City–Limerick East

East Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)

Former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland

East Limerick was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Quick Facts 1885–1922, Seats ...

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Limerick constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, with the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

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Date	Name	Party	Born	Died	Age
Dec 1885	John Finucane	Nationalist^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1843	23 Mar 1902	58
2 Oct 1900	William Lundon	Nationalist	1839	24 Mar 1909	69
10 Jun 1909	Thomas Lundon	Nationalist	21 Jun 1883	28 Oct 1951	68
14 Dec 1918	Richard Hayes	Sinn Féin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Finucane	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Finucane	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	John Finucane	2,903	71.2	*N/A*
	Irish National League	William Loonan	1,174	28.8	N/A
Majority			1,729	42.4	N/A
Turnout			4,077	50.1	N/A
Registered electors			8,144
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	John Finucane	Unopposed
	Irish National Federation hold

East Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)

East Limerick
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	County Limerick
Replaced by	Limerick City–Limerick East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	William Lundon	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Lundon	2,664	61.2	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	John Molony	1,686	38.8	New
Majority			978	22.4	N/A
Turnout			4,350	59.3	N/A
Registered electors			7,331
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Lundon	3,077	51.3	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	Thomas William Westropp Bennett	2,918	48.7	N/A
Majority			159	2.6	N/A
Turnout			5,995	80.4	N/A
Registered electors			7,455
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Lundon	3,715	72.9	+21.6
	All-for-Ireland	Hubert O'Connor	1,381	27.1	New
Majority			2,334	45.8	+43.2
Turnout			5,096	68.4	−12.0
Registered electors			7,455
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	+21.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Richard Hayes	12,750	77.9	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Lundon	3,608	22.1	−50.8
Majority			9,142	55.8	N/A
Turnout			16,358	77.5	+9.1
Registered electors			21,095
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A