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North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox UK constituency

|name = North Leitrim

|type = county

|parliament = uk

|year = 1885

|abolished = 1918

|seats = 1

|previous = Leitrim

|next = Leitrim

|}}

North Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1885 to 1918 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Leitrim constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Leitrim.

1885–1918: The baronies of Dromahair and Rosclogher, and that part of the barony of Leitrim contained within the parish of Kiltubbrid and the townlands of Acres, Aghagrania, Aghnagollop, Ardcolum, Barnameenagh, Barnameenagh West, Blackrock, Carrickbaun, Carricknabrack, Corlough, Corloughlin, Cormeeltan, Cormongan, Cornamuddagh, Cornashamsoge, Corrachuill, Corryard, Creenagh, Crey, Derrintober, Derrintonagh, Derryhallagh, Derrynaseer, Derryteigeroe, Dorrusawillin, Dristernaun, Drumcoora, Drumcroman, Drumderg, Drumhalwy, Drumduff, Drumshanbo, Greaghfarnagh, Greaghnaguillaun, Largan, Largan Mountain, Lavaur, Mahanagh, Moneynure, Murhaun, Roscunnish, Shancurry and Sheskinacurry in the parish of Kiltoghert.

Members of Parliament

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| 1885

| Michael Conway

| Nationalist/Parnelite

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |

| 1892

| P. A. McHugh

| Anti-Parnellite Nationalist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |

| 1906

| Charles Dolan

| Nationalist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |

| 1908

| Francis Meehan

| Irish Parliamentary Party

colspan="2" align="center"| 1918

|colspan="2"| Constituency abolished: see Leitrim

Elections

=Elections in the 1880s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1885 general election: North Leitrim{{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127|page=359}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Michael Conway

|votes = 4,686

|percentage = 89.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = George Loftus Tottenham

|votes = 541

|percentage = 10.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,145

|percentage = 79.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,227

|percentage = 80.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,483

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1886 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Michael Conway

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,483

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1890s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1892 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate = P. A. McHugh

|votes = 4,502

|percentage = 87.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Unionist Alliance

|candidate = Charles Gore Loftus Tottenham

|votes = 645

|percentage = 12.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,857

|percentage = 75.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,147

|percentage = 76.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,692

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Irish National Federation

|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1895 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate = P. A. McHugh

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,515

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish National Federation

|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1900s=

File:P._A._McHugh.jpg

{{Election box begin |

|title=1900 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = P. A. McHugh

|votes = 4,025

|percentage = 91.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Unionist Alliance

|candidate = Charles James Singleton

|votes = 383

|percentage = 8.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,642

|percentage = 82.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,408

|percentage = 57.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 7,670

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

McHugh is unseated after being adjudicated bankrupt, but then wins the seat again at a by-election.

{{Election box begin |

|title=By-election, 1903: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = P. A. McHugh

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,629

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1906 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = P. A. McHugh

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,343

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

McHugh is also elected MP for Sligo North and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin |

|title=By-election, 1906: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Charles Dolan

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,343

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

Dolan resigns, causing a by-election, in which he stood again as a Sinn Féin candidate.

{{Election box begin |

|title=By-election, 1908: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Francis Meehan

|votes = 3,103

|percentage = 72.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Charles Dolan

|votes = 1,157

|percentage = 27.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,946

|percentage = 45.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,260

|percentage = 68.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,192

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1910s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=January 1910 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Francis Meehan

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,282

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=December 1910 general election: North Leitrim}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Francis Meehan

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,282

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=B.M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}
  • {{Rayment-hc | l | 2|date=March 2012}}

{{Leitrim constituencies}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leitrim North}}

Category:Westminster constituencies in County Leitrim (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918

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