Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency)

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Queen's County Ossory
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats1
Created from Queen's County
Replaced by Queen's County

Ossory, a division of Queen's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.

Contents

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency. After the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as Laois was no longer part of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of Queen's County now known as County Laois.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Clandonagh, Clarmallagh, Maryborough West, Tinnahinch, and Upper Woods, and that part of the Barony of Portnahinch contained within the parish of Ardea.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Arthur O'Connor a Irish Parliamentary Party
1886 Stephen O'Mara Irish Parliamentary Party
1886 William Archibald Macdonald Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 Eugene Crean Irish National Federation
1900 William P. Delany Irish Parliamentary Party
1916 by-election John Lalor Fitzpatrick Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Constituency merged into Queen's County

Note:-

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur O'Connor 3,959 93.1
Irish Conservative Richard Caldbeck2936.9
Majority3,66686.2
Turnout 4,25275.7
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

O'Connor is also elected MP for East Donegal and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1886: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Stephen O'Mara Unopposed
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary hold
1886 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Archibald Macdonald Unopposed
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Eugene Crean 3,666 87.5 N/A
Irish Unionist Robert Staples52312.5New
Majority3,14375.0N/A
Turnout 4,18959.8N/A
Registered electors 7,007
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Eugene Crean 2,986 74.7 −12.8
Irish Unionist William Hutcheson Poë 63015.8+3.3
Independent Nationalist William Archibald Macdonald 3839.6New
Majority2,35658.9−16.1
Turnout 3,99974.0+14.2
Registered electors 5,401
Irish National Federation hold Swing −8.1

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 6,521
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,824
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,786
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,786
Irish Parliamentary hold

Delany's death causes a by-election.

By-election, 1916: Ossory [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Lalor Fitzpatrick 2,003 55.3 N/A
Independent Nationalist James J. Aird1,61644.7N/A
Majority80810.6N/A
Turnout 3,61974.7N/A
Registered electors 4,842
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 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. ISBN   0901714127.


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