South Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)

South Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

South Roscommon
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Roscommon
Replaced by	Mayo South–Roscommon South

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

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Roscommon. In 1918, the boundaries were redrawn to reflect transfers made under the 1898 Local Government Act between County Roscommon and County Galway, with the district electoral division of Rosmoylan being transferred into Roscommon, and part of the urban district of Ballinasloe being transferred into Galway.

1885–1918: The baronies of Athlone, Ballintober South, Ballymoe, Castlereagh and Moycarn, and that part of the barony of Roscommon contained within the parishes of Cloonfinlough and Kilbride and the townlands of Coggalkeenagh, Coggalmore, Coggalstack, Coggaltonroe and Coggalfortyacres in the parish of Lissonuffy.

1918–1922: The existing South Roscommon constituency (excluding the part contained within the administrative county of Galway), and that part of the existing North Galway constituency contained within the administrative county of Roscommon.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Andrew Commins	Nationalist
	1886
	1890		Anti-Parnellite
	1892	Luke Hayden	Parnellite
	1895
	1897 (by-election)	John Patrick Hayden
	1900		Nationalist
	1906
	1910, Jan
	Dec. 1910
	1918	Harry Boland	Sinn Féin
	1922	UK constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Andrew Commins	6,033	94.7
	Irish Conservative	William John Talbot	338	5.3
Majority			5,695	89.4
Turnout			6,371	68.1
Registered electors			9,351
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Andrew Commins	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,351
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	Luke Hayden	3,815	63.0	N/A
	Irish National Federation	Andrew Commins	2,244	37.0	N/A
Majority			1,571	26.0	N/A
Turnout			6,059	64.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,417
	Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1895 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	Luke Hayden	3,398	58.2	−4.8
	Irish National Federation	John Dillon	2,444	41.8	+4.8
Majority			954	16.4	−9.6
Turnout			5,842	62.1	−2.2
Registered electors			9,407
	Irish National League hold		Swing	−4.8

Hayden dies, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1897: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,472
	Irish National League hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1906 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,811
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

December 1910 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1918 general election: South Roscommon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Harry Boland	10,685	71.6	New
	Irish Parliamentary	John Patrick Hayden	4,233	28.4	N/A
Majority			6,452	43.2	N/A
Turnout			14,918	67.5	N/A
Registered electors			22,093
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

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 "R" (part 2)