North Sligo | |
Type: | county |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1922 |
Seats: | 1 |
Previous: | County Sligo |
Next: | Sligo–Mayo East |
North Sligo 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, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat County Sligo 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 Sligo.
1885–1922: The baronies of Carbury and Tireragh, and that part of the barony of Leyny contained within the parishes of Ballysadare and Killoran.
Election | Member | Party | |||
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1885 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||||
1891 | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||||
1900 by-election | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||||
1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||||
1906 | P. A. McHugh | Irish Parliamentary Party | |||
1909 by-election | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||||
1918 | Sinn Féin | ||||
1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished |
McDonald dies, prompting a by-election.
Collery resigns, causing a by-election.
McHugh dies, causing a by-election.