Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency)

This constituency comprised the western part of Queen's County now known as County Laois.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Clandonagh, Clarmallagh, Maryborough West, Tinnahinch, and Upper Woods, and that part of the Barony of Portnahinch contained within the parish of Ardea.

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colspan="2"|Election	Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" | | 1885 | Arthur O'Connor a | Irish Parliamentary Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" | | 1886 | Stephen O'Mara | Irish Parliamentary Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" | | 1886 | William Archibald Macdonald | Irish Parliamentary Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" | | 1892 | Eugene Crean | Irish National Federation
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" | | 1900 | William P. Delany | Irish Parliamentary Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" | | 1916 by-election | John Lalor Fitzpatrick | Irish Parliamentary Party
colspan="2" align="center"|1918 |colspan="2"| Constituency merged into Queen's County

Note:-

• ^a O'Connor was returned by more than one seat and elected to sit for East Donegal.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =Arthur O'Connor

|votes = 3,959

|percentage = 93.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = Richard Caldbeck

|votes = 293

|percentage = 6.9

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,666

|percentage = 86.2

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,252

|percentage = 75.7

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,617

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{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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O'Connor is also elected MP for East Donegal and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =Stephen O'Mara

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,617

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=1886 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =William Archibald Macdonald

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,617

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=1892 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate =Eugene Crean

|votes = 3,666

|percentage = 87.5

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Unionist Alliance

|candidate = Robert Staples

|votes = 523

|percentage = 12.5

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,143

|percentage = 75.0

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,189

|percentage = 59.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 7,007

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Irish National Federation

|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=1895 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate =Eugene Crean

|votes = 2,986

|percentage = 74.7

|change = −12.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Unionist Alliance

|candidate = William Hutcheson Poë

|votes = 630

|percentage = 15.8

|change = +3.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Nationalist

|candidate = William Archibald Macdonald

|votes = 383

|percentage = 9.6

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,356

|percentage = 58.9

|change = −16.1

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,999

|percentage = 74.0

|change = +14.2

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,401

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish National Federation

|swing = −8.1

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=1900 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =William Delany

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,521

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=1906 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =William Delany

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,824

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=January 1910 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =William Delany

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,786

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=December 1910 general election: Ossory

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =William Delany

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,786

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

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{{Election box end}}

Delany's death causes a by-election.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate =John Lalor Fitzpatrick

|votes = 2,003

|percentage = 55.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Nationalist

|candidate = James J. Aird

|votes = 1,616

|percentage = 44.7

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 387

|percentage = 10.6

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,619

|percentage = 74.7

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,842

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

• {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=Brian M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}
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{{Laois constituencies}}

Category:Historic constituencies in County Laois

Category:Westminster constituencies in Queen's County (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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