South Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)

South Roscommon
South Roscommon
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	One
Created from	Roscommon

South Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 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

Election		Member	Party
rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" \|	1885	Andrew Commins	Nationalist
1886			Nationalist
style="background-color: Template:Irish National Federation/meta/color" \|	1890		Anti-Parnellite
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Irish National League/meta/color" \|	1892	Luke Hayden	Parnellite
1895		Luke Hayden
1897 (by)	John Patrick Hayden
rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" \|		1900	Nationalist
1906
1910, Jan
1910, Dec
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|	1918	Harry Boland	Sinn Féin
	1922	UK constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Andrew Commins	6,033	94.7
	Irish Conservative	William John Talbot	338	5.3
Majority			5,695	89.4
Turnout			6,371	68.1
Registered electors			9,351
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 1886: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Andrew Commins	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,351
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	Luke Hayden	3,815	63.0	*N/A*
	Irish National Federation	Andrew Commins	2,244	37.0	N/A
Majority			1,571	26.0	N/A
Turnout			6,059	64.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,417
	Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	Luke Hayden	3,398	58.2	−4.8
	Irish National Federation	John Dillon	2,444	41.8	+4.8
Majority			954	16.4	−9.6
Turnout			5,842	62.1	−2.2
Registered electors			9,407
	Irish National League hold		Swing	−4.8

Hayden dies, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1897: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National League	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,472
	Irish National League hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1906: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,811
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election December 1910: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1918: South Roscommon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Harry Boland	10,685	71.6	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	4,233	28.4	N/A
Majority			6,452	43.2	N/A
Turnout			14,918	67.5	N/A
Registered electors			22,093
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

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[walker-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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