Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Longford.
1885–1918: The baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of North Longford.
| South Longford | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Longford |
| Created from | Longford |
South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Before the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Longford constituency.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Longford.
1885–1918: The baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of North Longford.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Laurence Connolly | Nationalist | |
| 1888 | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Edward Blake | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist 1 | |
| 1907 | John Phillips | Nationalist | |
| 1917 | Joseph McGuinness | Sinn Féin | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Longford | ||
1Nationalist from 1900
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | 3,046 | 90.5 | ||
| Irish Conservative | James Wilson | 321 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 2,725 | 81.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,367 | 76.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Connolly resigns, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,590 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | 2,544 | 88.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Unionist | George Henry Miller | 347 | 12.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,197 | 76.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,891 | 62.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,614 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,604 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,212 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,744 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Blake resigns, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,747 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,691 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,691 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Phillips dies, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Joseph McGuinness | 1,498 | 50.6 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick McKenna | 1,461 | 49.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,959 | 76.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,852 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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