Sligo_County_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
County Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
County Sligo is a former county constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system of election.
Quick Facts 1801–1885, Seats ...
| County Sligo | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Sligo |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Sligo (IHC) |
| Replaced by | |
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In 1801, the constituency succeeded the constituency of County Sligo in the Irish House of Commons, comprising comprised the whole of County Sligo, except the parliamentary borough of Sligo. After the Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870, the borough ceased to have separate representation, and eligible voters were added to the roll for the county constituency.
From 1885 the constituency was divided into North Sligo and South Sligo.
More information Election, 1st Member ...
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Joshua Edward Cooper | Tory | Charles O'Hara | Tory | ||
| Nov 1806 | Edward Synge Cooper | Tory[1] | ||||
| Dec 1822 | Henry King | Whig[2] | ||||
| Aug 1830 | Edward Joshua Cooper | Tory[2][3] | ||||
| May 1831 | Alexander Perceval | Tory[2][3] | ||||
| Dec 1834 | Conservative[2][3] | Conservative[2][3] | ||||
| Jul 1841 | William Ormsby-Gore | Conservative[2][3] | ||||
| Sep 1841 | John Ffolliott | Conservative[2][3] | ||||
| Mar 1850 | Sir Robert Gore-Booth | Conservative[3] | ||||
| Jul 1852 | Richard Swift | Ind. Irish[3] | ||||
| Apr 1857 | Edward Joshua Cooper | Conservative[3] | ||||
| May 1859 | Charles William Cooper changed name to O'Hara, 1860 |
Conservative[3] | ||||
| Jul 1865 | Edward Henry Cooper | Conservative[3] | ||||
| Dec 1868 | Denis Maurice O'Conor | Liberal[3] | ||||
| Dec 1874 | Home Rule League[3] | |||||
| Jan 1877 | Edward King-Harman | Home Rule[3] | ||||
| Apr 1880 | Thomas Sexton | Parnellite Home Rule League[3] | ||||
| Oct 1882 | Irish Parliamentary | Irish Parliamentary[3] | ||||
| Aug 1883 | Nicholas Lynch | Irish Parliamentary[3] | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see North Sligo and South Sligo | |||||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Edward Joshua Cooper | 465 | 47.9 | ||
| Whig | Henry King | 390 | 40.2 | ||
| Whig | Fitzstephen French | 116 | 11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 514 | 84.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 610 | ||||
| Majority | 75 | 7.7 | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Majority | 274 | 28.3 | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Edward Joshua Cooper | 361 | 43.0 | +19.1 | |
| Tory | Alexander Perceval | 287 | 34.2 | +10.3 | |
| Whig | Henry King | 191 | 22.8 | −29.3 | |
| Majority | 96 | 11.4 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | c. 420 | c. 69.9 | c. −14.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 600 | ||||
| Tory hold | Swing | +16.9 | |||
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +12.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Edward Joshua Cooper | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | Alexander Perceval | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 695 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Joshua Cooper | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Alexander Perceval | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 694 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Joshua Cooper | 511 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alexander Perceval | 443 | 33.4 | ||
| Whig | Daniel Jones | 368 | 27.7 | ||
| Whig | Charles Joseph McDermott | 5 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | c. 664 | c. 64.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,036 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Alexander Perceval | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,093 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Perceval was appointed a commissioner of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ffolliott | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Ffolliott | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 837 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
Ffolliott resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | 943 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Independent Irish | Richard Swift | 870 | 33.1 | New | |
| Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | 774 | 29.5 | N/A | |
| Whig | John Taaffe[5] | 39 | 1.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,313 (est) | 62.4 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,105 | ||||
| Majority | 73 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 96 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent Irish gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | 1,471 | 45.2 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Edward Joshua Cooper | 1,471 | 45.2 | +15.7 | |
| Whig | John Ball[6] | 305 | 9.4 | +7.9 | |
| Independent Irish | Richard Swift | 5 | 0.2 | −32.9 | |
| Majority | 1,166 | 35.9 | +33.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,776 (est) | 74.3 (est) | +11.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,389 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +16.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles William Cooper | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,445 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Henry Cooper | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,181 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Denis Maurice O'Conor | 1,671 | 41.7 | New | |
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | 1,208 | 30.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Edward Henry Cooper | 1,129 | 28.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Cornelius Alexander Keogh | 2 | 0.0 | New | |
| Turnout | 2,840 (est) | 87.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,233 | ||||
| Majority | 463 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 1,206 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Denis Maurice O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Robert Gore-Booth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,539 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Gore-Booth's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Edward King-Harman | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,414 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Conservative | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnellite Home Rule League | Thomas Sexton | 1,591 | 36.1 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Denis Maurice O'Conor | 1,551 | 35.2 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Edward King-Harman | 1,267 | 28.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 284 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,205 (est) | 67.7 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,256 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
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O'Conor's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Nicholas Lynch (MP) | 1,545 | 61.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Kane O'Hara[7] | 983 | 38.9 | New | |
| Majority | 562 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,528 | 79.6 | +11.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,174 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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