North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)
North Sligo | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | 1 |
Replaced by | Sligo–Mayo East |
Created from | Sligo County |
North 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 northern part of County Sligo.
1885–1922: The baronies of Carbury and Tireragh, and that part of the barony of Leyny contained within the parishes of Ballysadare and Killoran.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1885 | Peter McDonald | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1891 | Bernard Collery | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||
John O'Dowd | Irish Parliamentary Party | |||
1900 | William McKillop | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1906 | P. A. McHugh | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1909 | Thomas Scanlan | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1918 | J. J. Clancy | Sinn Féin | ||
1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Peter McDonald | 5,216 | 87.1 | ||
Conservative | John ffolliott | 772 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 4,444 | 74.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,988 | 76.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,869 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Peter McDonald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,869 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s[]
McDonald dies, prompting a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Bernard Collery | 3,261 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Irish National League | Valentine Blake Dillon | 2,493 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 768 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,754 | 67.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,476 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Bernard Collery | 4,262 | 81.6 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Owen Wynne | 958 | 18.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,304 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,220 | 58.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,992 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Bernard Collery | 3,274 | 61.5 | −20.1 | |
Irish National League | Henry Harrison | 1,281 | 24.0 | New | |
Irish Unionist | Malby Crofton | 772 | 14.5 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 1,993 | 37.5 | −25.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,327 | 68.6 | +10.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,764 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −8.1 |
Elections in the 1900s[]
Collery resigns, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,629 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | William McKillop | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,629 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | P. A. McHugh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,350 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
McHugh dies, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Scanlan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,082 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Scanlan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,993 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Scanlan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,993 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | J. J. Clancy | 9,030 | 68.0 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Scanlan | 4,242 | 32.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,788 | 36.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,272 | 71.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 18,448 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
References[]
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Sligo
- Westminster constituencies in County Sligo (historic)
- Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922