South Longford (UK Parliament constituency) explained

South Longford
Type:county
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Elects Howmany:one
Previous:Longford
Next:Longford

South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Before the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Longford constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Longford.

1885–1918: The baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of North Longford.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885Laurence ConnollyNationalist
1888James Gubbins FitzgeraldNationalist
1892Edward BlakeAnti-Parnellite Nationalist1
1907John PhillipsNationalist
1917Joseph McGuinnessSinn Féin
1918Constituency abolished: see Longford

1Nationalist from 1900

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Connolly resigns, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Blake resigns, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1910s

Phillips dies, causing a by-election.

References