South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South Sligo County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
South 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 southern part of County Sligo, in particular the baronies of Covlavin, Corrin and Tirerrill, and part of the Barony of Leyny.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas Sexton | |
| 1887 | Edward Joseph Kennedy | |
| 1888 | Edmund Leamy | |
| 1892 | Thomas Curran | Anti-Parnellite |
| 1900 | John O'Dowd | |
| 1918 | Alexander McCabe |
[edit] Elections
[edit] House of Commons (United Kingdom)
| General Election December 1885: South Sligo | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Home Rule | Thomas Sexton | 5,151 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Alexander Perceval | 541 | N/A | ||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
At the 1896 General Election Thomas Sexton was returned unopposed, but having been also redurned for Belfast West he opted to sit for that constituency, and at a bye-election in February 1887 there was not any opposition to the return of Edward J. Kennedy (Nationalist), who resigned in June 1888, and at a bye-election on the 6th of that month there was not any opposition to the return of Edward Leamy (Nationalist).
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
