Roscommon_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Quick Facts 1885–1922, Seats ...
North Roscommon | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Roscommon |
Replaced by | Leitrim–Roscommon North |
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Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Roscommon.
1885–1922: The baronies of Ballintober North, Boyle and Frenchpark, and that part of the barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of South Roscommon.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Nationalist | |
1892 | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
1895 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Parnellite Nationalist (Nationalist from 1900) | |
1917 | George Noble Plunkett | Sinn Féin | |
1922 | Constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | 4,664 | 72.1 | ||
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Mullany | 1,438 | 22.2 | ||
Irish Conservative | Caleb Robertson | 366 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 3,226 | 49.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,468 | 74.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,682 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,682 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | 3,251 | 50.4 | N/A | |
Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,199 | 49.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 52 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,450 | 68.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,730 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,411 | 53.8 | +4.2 | |
Irish National Federation | Thomas Condon | 2,935 | 46.2 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 476 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,346 | 65.2 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,739 | ||||
Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,995 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,627 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,528 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,528 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | 3,022 | 55.8 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Devine | 1,708 | 31.5 | N/A | |
Independent Nationalist | Jasper Tulley | 687 | 12.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,314 | 24.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,417 | 67.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,997 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 21,258 | ||||
Sinn Féin hold | |||||
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- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 371, 396. 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 "R" (part 2)
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