North Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)

North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

North Roscommon
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created fromRoscommon
Replaced byLeitrim–Roscommon North

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Roscommon.

1885–1922: The baronies of Ballintober North, Boyle and Frenchpark, and that part of the barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of South Roscommon.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 James Joseph O'Kelly Nationalist
1892 Matthias McDonnell Bodkin Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1895 James Joseph O'Kelly Parnellite Nationalist
(Nationalist from 1900)
1917 George Noble Plunkett Sinn Féin
1922 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly 4,664 72.1
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Mullany 1,438 22.2
Irish Conservative Caleb Robertson 366 5.7
Majority 3,226 49.9
Turnout 6,468 74.5
Registered electors 8,682
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 8,682
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Matthias McDonnell Bodkin 3,251 50.4 N/A
Irish National League James Joseph O'Kelly 3,199 49.6 N/A
Majority 52 0.8 N/A
Turnout 6,450 68.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,730
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National League James Joseph O'Kelly 3,411 53.8 +4.2
Irish National Federation Thomas Condon 2,935 46.2 4.2
Majority 476 7.6 N/A
Turnout 6,346 65.2 3.6
Registered electors 9,739
Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 8,995
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 8,627
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 8,528
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Joseph O'Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 8,528
Irish Parliamentary hold

O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1917: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin George Noble Plunkett 3,022 55.8 New
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Devine 1,708 31.5 N/A
Independent Nationalist Jasper Tulley 687 12.7 New
Majority 1,314 24.3 N/A
Turnout 5,417 67.7 N/A
Registered electors 7,997
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1918 general election: North Roscommon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin George Noble Plunkett Unopposed
Registered electors 21,258
Sinn Féin hold

References

  1. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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