South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
South Mayo | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Mayo |
South Mayo 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 Mayo constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Mayo.
Members of Parliament
Years | Member | Party |
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1885–1890 | J. F. X. O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1895 | Anti-Parnellite | |
1895–1900 | Michael Davitt | Anti-Parnellite |
1900 – January 1910 | John O'Donnell | Irish Parliamentary Party |
January–December 1910 | All-for-Ireland League | |
1910–1918 | John Fitzgibbon | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1918–1922 | William Sears | Sinn Féin |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | J. F. X. O'Brien | 4,953 | 98.5 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | George Orme Malley | 75 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,878 | 97.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,028 | 63.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,980 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | J. F. X. O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,980 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | J. F. X. O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,723 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 10,033 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Donnell | 2,401 | 84.9 | N/A | |
Independent Nationalist | John MacBride | 427 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,974 | 69.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 31.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,055 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Donnell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,055 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John O'Donnell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,110 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All-for-Ireland | John O'Donnell | 2,667 | 54.5 | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary | Conor O'Kelly | 2,226 | 45.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 441 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,893 | 62.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,883 | ||||
All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Fitzgibbon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,883 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary gain from All-for-Ireland |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | William Sears | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 21,567 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |
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 "M" (part 2)
- 1 2 3 4 "Election intelligence". The Times (36077). London. 28 February 1900. p. 9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ↑ "Election intelligence". The Times (36078). London. 1 March 1900. p. 6.
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