South Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1885 to 1918 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

South Leitrim
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	Leitrim
Replaced by	Leitrim

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Leitrim constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Leitrim.

1885–1918: The baronies of Carrigallen and Mohill, and that part of the barony of Leitrim not contained within the constituency of North Leitrim.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Luke Hayden	Nationalist
	1890		Parnellite Nationalist
	1892	Jasper Tully	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900		Nationalist
	1906	Thomas Smyth	Nationalist
1918		Constituency abolished: see Leitrim

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 8 December 1885: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Luke Hayden	4,525	90.2
	Irish Conservative	James Ormsby Lawder	489	9.8
Majority			4,036	80.4
Turnout			5,014	80.0
Registered electors			6,270
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 6 July 1886: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Luke Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,270
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 15 July 1892: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Jasper Tully	4,241	89.2	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Robert O'Brien	516	10.8	New
Majority			3,725	78.4	N/A
Turnout			4,757	76.1	N/A
Registered electors			6,253
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 16 July 1895: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Jasper Tully	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,136
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1 October 1900: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Jasper Tully	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,242
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 16 January 1906: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Smyth	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,971
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election 19 January 1910: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Smyth	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,727
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 6 December 1910: Leitrim South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Smyth	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,727
	Irish Parliamentary hold

References

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