South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)
South 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 |
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.
1885–1922: The baronies of Coolavin, Corran and , and that part of the Barony of Leyny not contained within the constituency of North Sligo.
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 | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sexton | 5,151 | 90.5 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Perceval | 541 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 4,610 | 81.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,692 | 74.0 | |||
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 | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward Joseph Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,209 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Kennedy resigns, causing a second by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,670 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,273 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Alexander McCabe | 9,113 | 82.1 | New | |
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[]
- 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
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs