North Meath (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Meath
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created from Meath
Replaced by Louth–Meath

North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.

Contents

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Meath constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Meath.

1885–1922: The baronies of Fore, Kells Lower, Kells Upper, Morgallion, Slane Lower and Slane Upper, that part of the barony of Navan Lower not contained within the constituency of South Meath, and that part of the barony of Skreen contained within the parishes of Ardmulchan and Athlumney.

Members of Parliament

YearsMemberParty
1885–1886 Kevin Izod O'Doherty Irish Parliamentary Party
1886–1890 Pierce Mahony Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1892 Parnellite
1892 Michael Davitt Irish National Federation
1893–1900 James Gibney Irish National Federation
1900–1918 Patrick White Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Liam Mellows [1] Sinn Féin
1918–1922vacant

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Kevin Izod O'Doherty Unopposed
Registered electors 6,652
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Pierce Mahony Unopposed
Registered electors 6,652
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Michael Davitt 2,549 54.3 N/A
Irish National League Pierce Mahony 2,14645.7N/A
Majority 4038.6N/A
Turnout 4,69578.4N/A
Registered electors 5,990
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation James Gibney 2,635 52.6 −1.7
Irish National League Pierce Mahony 2,37747.4+1.7
Majority 2585.2−3.4
Turnout 5,01282.7+4.3
Registered electors 6,059
Irish National Federation hold Swing −1.7
1895 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation James Gibney 2,324 50.3 −4.0
Irish National League John Sweetman 2,29249.7+4.0
Majority 320.6−8.0
Turnout 4,61680.7+2.3
Registered electors 5,721
Irish National Federation hold Swing −4.0

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick White 1,453 52.5 +2.2
Healyite Nationalist James Gibney 1,31647.5−2.2
Majority 1375.0+4.4
Turnout 2,76945.7−35.0
Registered electors 6,064
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing
1906 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick White Unopposed
Registered electors 5,615
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick White Unopposed
Registered electors 5,662
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick White Unopposed
Registered electors 5,662
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: North Meath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Liam Mellows 6,982 65.0 New
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Joseph Cusack3,75835.0N/A
Majority 3,22430.0N/A
Turnout 10,74073.0N/A
Registered electors 14,716
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ He was also elected for Galway East
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 367–368, 394. ISBN   0901714127.


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