North Meath | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
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.
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.
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.
Years | Member | Party |
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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 |
1918–1922 | vacant | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Kevin Izod O'Doherty | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Pierce Mahony | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | 2,549 | 54.3 | N/A | |
Irish National League | Pierce Mahony | 2,146 | 45.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 403 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,695 | 78.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,990 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | James Gibney | 2,635 | 52.6 | −1.7 | |
Irish National League | Pierce Mahony | 2,377 | 47.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 258 | 5.2 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,012 | 82.7 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,059 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | James Gibney | 2,324 | 50.3 | −4.0 | |
Irish National League | John Sweetman | 2,292 | 49.7 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 32 | 0.6 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,616 | 80.7 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,721 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | 1,453 | 52.5 | +2.2 | |
Healyite Nationalist | James Gibney | 1,316 | 47.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 137 | 5.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,769 | 45.7 | −35.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,064 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,615 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,662 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Patrick White | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,662 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Liam Mellows | 6,982 | 65.0 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Cusack | 3,758 | 35.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,224 | 30.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,740 | 73.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,716 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
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