South Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

South Westmeath
South Westmeath
	Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Westmeath
Created from	Athlone and Westmeath

South Westmeath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 1885–1918.

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Westmeath constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Westmeath.

General Election 1885: South Westmeath^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Donal Sullivan	3,618	94.8	N/A
	Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union	Herman Smith	200	5.2	N/A
Majority			3,418	89.5	N/A
Turnout			3,818	70.5	N/A
Registered electors			5,419
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General Election 1892: South Westmeath^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish National Federation	Donal Sullivan	2,535	70.1	N/A
	Irish National League	Charles O'Donoghue	1,080	29.9	N/A
Majority			1,455	40.2	N/A
Turnout			3,615	68.2	N/A
Registered electors			5,304
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General Election 1895: South Westmeath^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Donal Sullivan	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,280
	Irish National Federation hold

Sullivan's death causes a by-election.

↑ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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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 "W" (part 3)

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South Westmeath
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Westmeath
Created from	Athlone and Westmeath