North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Sligo
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1922
Type: House of Commons

North Sligo was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Sligo County (UK Parliament constituency). From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

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[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Sligo.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 Peter McDonald Nationalist
1891 Bernard Collery Anti-Parnellite
1900 John O'Dowd Nationalist
1900 William McKillop Nationalist
1906 Patrick Aloysius McHugh Nationalist
1909 Thomas Scanlan Nationalist
1918 John Joseph Clancy Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

[edit] 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)
  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)