South Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1890s
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{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = South Roscommon
|type = county
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1922
|seats = 1
|previous = Roscommon
|next = Mayo South–Roscommon South
|}}
South Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon 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 Roscommon. In 1918, the boundaries were redrawn to reflect transfers made under the 1898 Local Government Act between County Roscommon and County Galway, with the district electoral division of Rosmoylan being transferred into Roscommon, and part of the urban district of Ballinasloe being transferred into Galway.
1885–1918: The baronies of Athlone, Ballintober South, Ballymoe, Castlereagh and Moycarn, and that part of the barony of Roscommon contained within the parishes of Cloonfinlough and Kilbride and the townlands of Coggalkeenagh, Coggalmore, Coggalstack, Coggaltonroe and Coggalfortyacres in the parish of Lissonuffy.
1918–1922: The existing South Roscommon constituency (excluding the part contained within the administrative county of Galway), and that part of the existing North Galway constituency contained within the administrative county of Roscommon.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" scope="col" | Election
! scope="col" | Member ! scope="col" | Party |
|---|
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1885 | rowspan="3" | Andrew Commins | rowspan="2" | Nationalist |
| 1886 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |
| 1890 |
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National League}}" |
| 1892 | rowspan="2" | Luke Hayden | rowspan="3" | Parnellite |
| 1895 |
| 1897 (by-election)
| rowspan="5" | John Patrick Hayden |
| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1900 | rowspan="4" | Nationalist |
| 1906 |
| 1910, Jan |
| Dec. 1910 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| 1918 |
| | 1922
| colspan="3" | UK constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1885 general election: South Roscommon{{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|pages=372, 396}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Andrew Commins
|votes = 6,033
|percentage = 94.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Conservative Party
|candidate = William John Talbot
|votes = 338
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,695
|percentage = 89.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,371
|percentage= 68.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,351
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1886 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Andrew Commins
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,351
}}
{{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: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National League
|candidate = Luke Hayden
|votes = 3,815
|percentage = 63.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Andrew Commins
|votes = 2,244
|percentage = 37.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,571
|percentage = 26.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,059
|percentage= 64.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,417
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Irish National League
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1895 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National League
|candidate = Luke Hayden
|votes = 3,398
|percentage = 58.2
|change = −4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = John Dillon
|votes = 2,444
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 954
|percentage = 16.4
|change = −9.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,842
|percentage= 62.1
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,407
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish National League
|swing = −4.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
Hayden dies, causing a by-election.
{{Election box begin |
|title=By-election, 1897: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish National League
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,472
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish National League
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1900 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,980
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1906 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,811
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=January 1910 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,980
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=December 1910 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,980
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1918 general election: South Roscommon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Harry Boland
|votes = 10,685
|percentage =71.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = John Patrick Hayden
|votes = 4,233
|percentage = 28.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,452
|percentage = 43.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,918
|percentage = 67.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,093
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Sinn Féin
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=Brian M.|editor-last=Walker|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}
- {{Rayment-hc|r|2|date=March 2012}}
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