North Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
North Meath | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Meath |
North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Meath constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Meath.
Members of Parliament
Years | Member | Party |
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1885–1886 | Kevin Izod O'Doherty | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1886–1890 | Pierce Mahony | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1892 | Parnellite | |
1892 | Michael Davitt | Anti-Parnellite |
1893–1900 | James Gibney | Anti-Parnellite |
1900–1918 | Patrick White | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1918 | Liam Mellows[1] | Sinn Féin |
1918–1922 | vacant | |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Kevin Izod O'Doherty | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Pierce Mahony | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | 2,549 | 54.3 | N/A | |
Irish National League | Pierce Mahony | 2,146 | 45.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 403 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,695 | 78.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,990 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | James Gibney | 2,635 | 52.6 | −1.7 | |
Irish National League | Pierce Mahony | 2,377 | 47.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 258 | 5.1 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,012 | 82.7 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,059 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | James Gibney | 2,324 | 50.3 | −4.0 | |
Irish National League | John Sweetman | 2,292 | 49.7 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 32 | 0.7 | −7.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,616 | 80.7 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,721 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −4.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | 1,453 | 52.5 | +2.2 | |
Healyite Nationalist | James Gibney | 1,316 | 47.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 137 | 4.9 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,769 | 45.7 | −35.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,064 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,615 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,662 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,662 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Liam Mellows | 6,982 | 65.0 | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Cusack | 3,758 | 35.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,224 | 30.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,740 | 73.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,716 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Sources
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
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