Longford_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...
| South Longford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Longford |
| Replaced by | Longford |
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Before the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Longford constituency.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Longford.
1885–1918: The baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of North Longford.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Laurence Connolly | Nationalist | |
| 1888 | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Edward Blake | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist1 | |
| 1907 | John Phillips | Nationalist | |
| 1917 | Joseph McGuinness | Sinn Féin | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Longford | ||
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1Nationalist from 1900
Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | 3,046 | 90.5 | ||
| Irish Conservative | James Wilson | 321 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 2,725 | 81.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,367 | 76.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Connolly resigns, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,590 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | 2,544 | 88.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Unionist | George Henry Miller | 347 | 12.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,197 | 76.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,891 | 62.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,614 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,604 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,212 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,744 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Blake resigns, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,747 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,691 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,691 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Phillips dies, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Joseph McGuinness | 1,498 | 50.6 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick McKenna | 1,461 | 49.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,959 | 76.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,852 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 364. 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 4)
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