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East Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Mayo
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created fromMayo
Replaced bySligo–Mayo East

East Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Mayo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Mayo.

1885–1922: That part of the barony of Costello not contained within the constituency of South Mayo and that part of the barony of Gallen not contained within the constituency of North Mayo.

Members of Parliament

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Years Member Party
1885–1890 John Dillon Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1900 Irish National Federation
1900–1918 Irish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922 Éamon de Valera Sinn Féin

Elections

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 27 November 1885: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,149
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 6 July 1886: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,149
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 13 July 1892: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation John Dillon 2,464 90.6 N/A
Irish National League John Fitzgibbon 257 9.4 N/A
Majority 2,207 81.2 N/A
Turnout 2,721 42.6 N/A
Registered electors 6,387
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General election 19 July 1895: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 7,966
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 3 October 1900: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,225
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 19 January 1906: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,029
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 18 January 1910: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 7,816
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 6 December 1910: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon Unopposed
Registered electors 7,816
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 14 December 1918: East Mayo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera 8,975 66.5 New
Irish Parliamentary John Dillon 4,514 33.5 N/A
Majority 4,461 33.0 N/A
Turnout 13,489 62.3 N/A
Registered electors 21,635
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

References

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  • Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 366–367, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)