| South Louth | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Replaced by | County Louth |
| Created from | County Louth and Drogheda |
South Louth was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1918. Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Louth including the towns of Drogheda and Ardee. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Drogheda and Ferrard, that part of the barony of Ardee not contained within the constituency of North Louth, and the county of the town of Drogheda.
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885–1890 | T. P. Gill | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891–1892 | Irish National Federation | |
| 1892–1895 | Daniel Ambrose | Irish National Federation |
| 1896–1900 | Richard McGhee | Irish National Federation |
| 1900–1901 | Joseph Nolan | Independent Nationalist |
| 1901–1918 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see County Louth | |
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,796 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,796 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,451 | 68.5 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | Joseph Nolan | 1,126 | 31.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,325 | 37.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,577 | 66.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,418 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,006 | 65.8 | −2.7 | |
| Irish National League | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | 1,044 | 34.2 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 962 | 31.6 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,050 | 58.4 | −7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,221 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
Ambrose's death causes a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Richard McGhee | 1,626 | 48.8 | −17.0 | |
| Irish National League | J. P. Nolan | 1,249 | 37.5 | +3.3 | |
| Independent Nationalist | Philip Callan | 459 | 13.8 | New | |
| Majority | 377 | 11.3 | −20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,334 | 64.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,155 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −10.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Nationalist | Joseph Nolan | 1,233 | 56.9 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard McGhee | 934 | 43.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 299 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,167 | 39.5 | -18.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,480 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,997 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Independent Nationalist | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,802 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,802 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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