South Louth (UK Parliament constituency)

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

South 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 References

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Louth including the towns Drogheda and Ardee.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885 - 1890	T.P. Gill	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 - 1892		Anti-Parnellite
1892 - 1895	Dr Daniel Ambrose	Anti-Parnellite
1896 - 1900	Richard McGhee	Anti-Parnellite
1900 - 1901	Joseph Nolan	Independent Nationalist
1901 - 1918		Irish Parliamentary Party

[edit] Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

General Election 1885: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	T.P. Gill	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

General Election 1886: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	T.P. Gill	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1892: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	Dr. Daniel Ambrose	2,451		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	Joseph Nolan	1,126		N/A
Majority			1,325
Turnout
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1895: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	Dr. Daniel Ambrose	2,006		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	Dr. Gubins Fitzgerald	1,044		N/A
Majority			681
Turnout
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

By-Election 19 March 1896: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	Richard McGhee	1,626		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	J. P. Nolan	1,249		N/A
	Ind. Nationalist	Philip Callan	459		N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1900: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	Joseph Nolan	1,233		N/A
	Irish Parliamentary	Richard McGhee	934		N/A
Majority			681
Turnout
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General Election 1906: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary gain from Ind. Nationalist		Swing	N/A

General Election January 1910: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General Election December 1910: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] References

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