North Longford (UK Parliament constituency)
| North Longford | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Longford |
| Created from | Longford |
North Longford was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons 1885–1918.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Longford constituency.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Longford.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Justin McCarthy | Irish Parliamentary | |
| 1887 | Timothy Michael Healy | Irish Parliamentary | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1892 | Justin McCarthy | Irish National Federation | |
| 1900 | James Patrick Farrell | Irish Parliamentary | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Longford | ||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Justin McCarthy | 2549 | 94.0 | ||
| Conservative | James Mackay Wilson | 163 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 2386 | 88.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3714 | 73.0 | |||
| Irish Nationalist gain from new seat | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Justin McCarthy | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 3714 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Timothy Michael Healy | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 4375 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Justin McCarthy | 2741 | 93.1 | ||
| Irish Unionist | James Mackay Wilson | 203 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | 2538 | 86.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4589 | 64.2 | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Justin McCarthy | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 4442 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Patrick Farrell | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 4395 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Patrick Farrell | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 3669 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Patrick Farrell | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 3632 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Patrick Farrell | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 3632 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
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