South Meath (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Meath
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Replaced by Louth–Meath
Created from Meath

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

Contents

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

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Meath.

1885–1922: The baronies of Deece Lower, Deece Upper, Duleek Lower, Duleek Upper, Dunboyne, Lune, Moyfenrath Lower, Moyfenrath Upper, Navan Upper and Ratoath, that part of the barony of Navan Lower contained within the parishes of Churchtown and Rataine, and that part of the barony of Skreen not contained within the constituency of North Meath.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Edward Sheil Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Parnellite
1892 Patrick Fulham Anti-Parnellite
1893 by-election Jeremiah Jordan Anti-Parnellite
1895 John Howard Parnell Parnellite
1900 James Laurence Carew Independent Nationalist
1903 David Sheehy Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Eamonn Duggan Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 6,324
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 1886: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 6,324
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Patrick Fullam 2,212 50.1 N/A
Irish National League J. J. Dalton 2,19949.9N/A
Majority130.2N/A
Turnout 4,41179.6N/A
Registered electors 5,538
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

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

By-election, 1893: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Jeremiah Jordan 2,707 50.6 +0.5
Irish National League J. J. Dalton 2,63849.40.5
Majority691.2+1.0
Turnout 5,34576.53.1
Registered electors 6,983
Irish National Federation hold Swing +0.5
General election 1895: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National League John Howard Parnell 2,380 50.5 +0.6
Irish National Federation Jeremiah Jordan 2,33749.50.6
Majority431.0N/A
Turnout 4,71778.90.7
Registered electors 5,978
Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Healyite Nationalist James Laurence Carew Unopposed
Registered electors 6,362
Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National League

Carew's death prompted a by-election.

By-election 1903: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy 2,245 68.5 N/A
Independent Nationalist John Howard Parnell 1,03131.5New
Majority1,21437.0N/A
Turnout 3,27654.8N/A
Registered electors 5,980
Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist Swing N/A
General election 1906: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,825
Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,584
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election December 1910: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,584
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 1918: South Meath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Eamonn Duggan 6,371 70.4 New
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Peter O'Donoghue2,68029.6N/A
Majority3,69140.8N/A
Turnout 9,05161.5N/A
Registered electors 14,716
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.