North Longford (UK Parliament constituency)

North Longford
North Longford
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	Longford
Replaced by	Longford

North Longford was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons 1885–1918.

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

Boundaries[edit]

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Longford.

1885–1918: The barony of Granard, that part of the barony of Longford consisting of the parish of Killoe and the townland of Kiltyreher in the parish of Templemichael, and that part of the barony of Ardagh contained within the parishes of Mostrim and Street, the townlands of Cartronreagh and Rinvanny in the parish of Clonbroney, and the townland of Castlenugent in the parish of Granard.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Justin McCarthy	Irish Parliamentary
	1887	Tim Healy	Irish Parliamentary
	1891	Tim Healy	Irish National Federation
	1892	Justin McCarthy	Irish National Federation
	1900	James Patrick Farrell	Irish Parliamentary
1918		Constituency abolished: see Longford

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 2 December 1885: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Justin McCarthy	2,549	94.0
	Irish Conservative	James Mackay Wilson	163	6.0
Majority			2,386	88.0
Turnout			2,712	73.0
Registered electors			3,714
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 8 July 1886: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Justin McCarthy	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,714
	Irish Parliamentary hold

McCarthy is also elected MP for Londonderry City and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election 5 February 1887: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Tim Healy	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,375
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 15 July 1892: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Justin McCarthy	2,741	93.1	*N/A*
	Irish Unionist	James Mackay Wilson	203	6.9	New
Majority			2,538	86.2	N/A
Turnout			2,944	64.2	N/A
Registered electors			4,589
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 16 July 1895: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Justin McCarthy	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,442
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 5 October 1900: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Farrell	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,395
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 16 January 1906: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Farrell	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,669
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election 19 January 1910: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Farrell	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,632
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 7 December 1910: Longford North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Farrell	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,632
	Irish Parliamentary hold

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 363–364. ISBN 0901714127.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)

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[craig1885-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

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