South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)
South Sligo | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Sligo County |
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 from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat Sligo constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Sligo, in particular the baronies of Coolavin, Corran and Tirerrill, and part of the Barony of Leyny.
Members of Parliament
Year | Member | Party |
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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 |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sexton | 5,151 | 90.5 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Alexander Perceval | 541 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,610 | 81.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,692 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,693 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sexton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,693 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Sexton is also elected MP for Belfast North and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Edward Joseph Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,209 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Kennedy resigns, causing a second by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,447 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish National Federation | Thomas Bartholomew Curran | 4,300 | 88.7 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | John ffolliott | 548 | 11.3 | N/A | |
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 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,670 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,273 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Alexander McCabe | 9,113 | 82.1 | N/A | |
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 | |||
References
- 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 "S" (part 3)
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