South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Mayo
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1922
Type: House of Commons

South Mayo was a 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 Mayo constituency. The constituency ceased to exist in 1922 when Ireland gained independence.

Contents

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Mayo.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years Member Party
1885 - 1890 J. F. X. O'Brien Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 - 1895 Anti-Parnellite
1895 - 1900 Michael Davitt Anti-Parnellite
1900 - January 1910 John O'Donnell Irish Parliamentary Party
January-December 1910 All-for-Ireland League
1910 - 1918 John Fitzgibbon Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 - 1922 William Sears Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

[edit] Reference

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