West Clare (UK Parliament constituency)
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For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (constituency).
West Clare County constituency |
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Created: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1922 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Members: | One |
West Clare 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 Clare constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Clare.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Years | Member | Party |
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1885–1892 | Jeremiah Jordan | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1892–1895 | James Rochfort Maguire | Parnellite Nationalist |
1895–1904 | John Eustace Jameson | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1904–1906 | Conservative | |
1906–1909 | James Halpin | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1909–1918 | Arthur Alfred Lynch | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1918–1922 | Brian O'Higgins | Sinn Féin |
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Categories: Politics of County Clare | Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) | Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922 | Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs