Roscommon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
County Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. The constituency sent two MPs to Westminster from the Act of Union 1800 until the constituency was split into Roscommon North and Roscommon South in 1885.
Quick Facts County Roscommon, County ...
| County Roscommon | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Roscommon |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Roscommon (IHC) |
| Replaced by | North Roscommon and South Roscommon |
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This constituency comprised the whole of County Roscommon.
More information Year, 1st Member ...
| Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Arthur French (I) | Thomas Mahon | ||||
| 1802 | Edward King | |||||
| 1806 | Stephen Mahon | |||||
| 1821 | Arthur French (II) | Whig[1] | ||||
| 1826 | Robert King | Tory[2] | ||||
| 1830 | Owen O'Conor | Whig[1] | ||||
| 1831 | Denis O'Conor | Repeal Association[3] | ||||
| 1832 | Fitzstephen French | Whig[1][4][5] | ||||
| 1847 | Oliver Dowell John Grace | Whig[4][5] | ||||
| 1852 | Ind. Irish[3] | Ind. Irish[3] | ||||
| 1857 | Whig[1][3][4][5] | Whig[3][4][5] | ||||
| 1859 | Liberal[3] | Thomas William Goff | Conservative[3] | |||
| 1860 | Charles Owen O'Conor | Liberal[3] | ||||
| 1873 | Charles French | Liberal[3] | ||||
| 1874 | Home Rule League[3] | Home Rule League[3] | ||||
| 1880 | Andrew Commins | Parnellite Home Rule League[3] | James O'Kelly | Parnellite Home Rule League[3] | ||
| 1885 | Constituency divided: see North Roscommon and South Roscommon | |||||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur French | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 629 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur French | 514 | 38.4 | ||
| Whig | Owen O'Conor | 479 | 35.8 | ||
| Tory | William Lloyd | 346 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 133 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | c. 670 | c. 91.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 729 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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O'Conor's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,776 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | 985 | 39.4 | ||
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Denis O'Conor | 955 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Johnston Barton | 523 | 20.9 | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Browne | 40 | 1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,453 | 78.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,864 | ||||
| Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Majority | 432 | 17.3 | |||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,070 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,059 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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O'Conor was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | 205 | 41.8 | N/A | |
| Whig | Oliver Dowell John Grace | 170 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Irish Repeal | Valentine O'Connor Blake | 115 | 23.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 55 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 245 (est) | 18.3 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,341 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Irish | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Independent Irish | Oliver Dowell John Grace | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,236 | ||||
| Independent Irish gain from Whig | |||||
| Independent Irish gain from Whig | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Oliver Dowell John Grace | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,890 | ||||
| Whig gain from Independent Irish | |||||
| Whig gain from Independent Irish | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Fitzstephen French | 1,930 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas William Goff | 1,541 | 32.4 | New | |
| Liberal | Edward King-Tenison | 1,280 | 26.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Patrick Dignan | 3 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,377 (est) | 71.1 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,345 | ||||
| Majority | 389 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 261 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1860s
On petition, Goff was unseated and a by-election was called.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,650 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,814 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
French's death caused a by-election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles French | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,809 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Home Rule | Charles French | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,710 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnellite Home Rule League | Andrew Commins | 1,585 | 31.1 | N/A | |
| Parnellite Home Rule League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 1,479 | 29.0 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Charles Owen O'Conor | 1,107 | 21.7 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Thomas Austin Patrick Mapother | 933 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 372 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,552 (est) | 70.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,602 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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