South Louth (UK Parliament constituency)
South Louth | |
---|---|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
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 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.
Boundaries
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 Ardee (except the parish of Killany, and that part of the parish of Louth included in the North Division), Drogheda and Ferrard, and the county of the town of Drogheda.
Members of Parliament
Years | Member | Party |
---|---|---|
1885–1890 | T. P. Gill | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1892 | Anti-Parnellite | |
1892–1895 | Dr Daniel Ambrose | Anti-Parnellite |
1896–1900 | Richard McGhee | Anti-Parnellite |
1900–1901 | Joseph Nolan | Independent Nationalist |
1901–1918 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | constituency abolished: see County Louth |
Elections
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | T.P. Gill | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary gain from new seat | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | T.P. Gill | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Dr. Daniel Ambrose | 2,451 | N/A | ||
Parnellite Nationalist | Joseph Nolan | 1,126 | N/A | ||
Majority | 1,325 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Dr. Daniel Ambrose | 2,006 | N/A | ||
Parnellite Nationalist | Dr. Gubins Fitzgerald | 1,044 | N/A | ||
Majority | 681 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Richard McGhee | 1,626 | N/A | ||
Parnellite Nationalist | J. P. Nolan | 1,249 | N/A | ||
Independent Nationalist | Philip Callan | 459 | N/A | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Nationalist | Joseph Nolan | 1,233 | N/A | ||
Irish Parliamentary | Richard McGhee | 934 | N/A | ||
Majority | 681 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary gain from Independent Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1918
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)