North Louth (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Louth
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1918
Type: House of Commons
Members: One

North Louth was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 1885-1918.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.

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[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Louth.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years Member Party
1885 - 1890 Joseph Nolan Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 - 1892 Parnellite
1892 - 1900 Timothy Michael Healy Anti-Parnellite
1900 - 1910 Healyite Nationalist
January-December 1910 All-for-Ireland League
December 1910 Richard Hazleton Irish Parliamentary Party
1911 - 1916 Augustine Roche Irish Parliamentary Party
1916 - 1918 Patrick J. Whitty Irish Parliamentary Party

[edit] Elections

1885

Joseph Nolan (Official Nationalist) 2581

Philip Callan (Independent Nationalist) 1451

1886

Joseph Nolan (uncontested)

1892

T. M. Healy (Anti-Parnellite) 2268

Philip Callan (Independent Nationalist) 1569

1895

T. M. Healy (Anti-Parnellite) 2294

Joseph Nolan (Parnellite) 1433

1900

T. M. Healy (Independent Nationalist) 1604

E. H. Burker (Official Nationalist) 1285

1906

T. M. Healy (uncontested)

January 1910

T. M. Healy (All-for-Ireland League) 2432

Richard Hazleton (Official Nationalist) 2333

December 1910

Richard Hazleton (Official Nationalist) 2509

T. M. Healy (All-for-Ireland League) 2021

1911 by-election The general election result was overturned by petition.

Augustine Roche (uncontested)

1916 by-election Roche had died.

P. J. Whitty (Official Nationalist) 2299

Bernard Hamill (Independent Nationalist) 1810

[edit] References

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