Queen's County Leix (UK Parliament constituency)
| Queen's County Leix | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Queen's County |
| Created from | Queen's County and Portarlington |
Leix, a division of Queen's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.
Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency. From the time of Irish independence, it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as Laois was no longer part of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries[]
This constituency comprised the eastern part of Queen's County now known as County Laois.
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Ballyadams, Cullenagh, Maryborough East, Slievemargy, and Stradbally, and that part of the Barony of Portnahinch not contained within the Ossory constituency.
Members of Parliament[]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Richard Lalor | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1892 | Mark MacDonnell | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1906 | Patrick Aloysius Meehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1913 | Patrick Joseph Meehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | Constituency merged into Queen's County | ||
Elections[]
Elections in the 1880s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard Lalor | 3,750 | 88.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby | 507 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 3,243 | 76.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,257 | 77.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard Lalor | 3,528 | 89.7 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby | 406 | 10.3 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 3,122 | 79.4 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,934 | 71.9 | −5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Elections in the 1890s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Mark MacDonnell | 3,261 | 85.3 | −4.4 | |
| Irish Unionist | Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby | 513 | 14.7 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 2748 | 70.6 | −8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,774 | 60.8 | -11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,288 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Mark MacDonnell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,128 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Mark MacDonnell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,231 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Aloysius Meehan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,867 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Aloysius Meehan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,872 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Aloysius Meehan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,872 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Meehan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,785 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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 "L" (part 2)
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Laois
- Westminster constituencies in Queen's County (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs