North Meath | |
Type: | county |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1922 |
Seats: | 1 |
Previous: | Meath |
Next: | Louth–Meath |
North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Meath constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Meath.
1885–1922: The baronies of Fore, Kells Lower, Kells Upper, Morgallion, Slane Lower and Slane Upper, that part of the barony of Navan Lower not contained within the constituency of South Meath, and that part of the barony of Skreen contained within the parishes of Ardmulchan and Athlumney.
Years | Member | Party |
---|---|---|
1885–1886 | Kevin Izod O'Doherty | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1886–1890 | Pierce Mahony | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1892 | Parnellite | |
1892 | Michael Davitt | Irish National Federation |
1893–1900 | James Gibney | Irish National Federation |
1900–1918 | Patrick White | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1918 | Liam Mellows[1] | Sinn Féin |
1918–1922 | vacant | |
On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.