South_Sligo_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

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

South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Sligo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.

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Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat County Sligo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

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Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 373, 396. ISBN 0901714127.

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Year	Member	Party
1885	Thomas Sexton	Nationalist
1887	Edward Joseph Kennedy	Nationalist
1888	Edmund Leamy	Nationalist
1892	Thomas Curran	Anti-Parnellite
1900	John O'Dowd	Nationalist
1918	Alexander McCabe	Sinn Féin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Sexton	5,151	90.5
	Irish Conservative	Alexander Perceval	541	9.5
Majority			4,610	81.0
Turnout			5,692	74.0
Registered electors			7,693
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Sexton	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,693
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Edward Joseph Kennedy	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,209
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Leamy	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,447
	Irish Parliamentary hold

South_Sligo_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)

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Elections in the 1910s

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South Sligo
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	County Sligo
Replaced by	Sligo–Mayo East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Bartholomew Curran	4,300	88.7	*N/A*
	Irish Unionist	John ffolliott	548	11.3	New
Majority			3,752	77.4	N/A
Turnout			4,848	60.2	N/A
Registered electors			8,055
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Bartholomew Curran	3,717	87.7	−1.0
	Irish Unionist	James Campbell	522	12.3	+1.0
Majority			3,195	75.4	−2.0
Turnout			4,239	58.9	−1.3
Registered electors			7,203
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.0

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,670
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Alexander McCabe	9,113	82.1	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	1,988	17.9	N/A
Majority			7,125	64.2	N/A
Turnout			11,101	61.7	N/A
Registered electors			18,013
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A