North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

North 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.

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

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

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Leitrim.

1885–1918: The baronies of Dromahair and Rosclogher, and that part of the barony of Leitrim contained within the parish of Kiltubbrid and the townlands of Acres, Aghagrania, Aghnagollop, Ardcolum, Barnameenagh, Barnameenagh West, Blackrock, Carrickbaun, Carricknabrack, Corlough, Corloughlin, Cormeeltan, Cormongan, Cornamuddagh, Cornashamsoge, Corrachuill, Corryard, Creenagh, Crey, Derrintober, Derrintonagh, Derryhallagh, Derrynaseer, Derryteigeroe, Dorrusawillin, Dristernaun, Drumcoora, Drumcroman, Drumderg, Drumhalwy, Drumduff, Drumshanbo, Greaghfarnagh, Greaghnaguillaun, Largan, Largan Mountain, Lavaur, Mahanagh, Moneynure, Murhaun, Roscunnish, Shancurry and Sheskinacurry in the parish of Kiltoghert.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Michael Conway	Nationalist/Parnelite
	1892	P. A. McHugh	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1906	Charles Dolan	Nationalist
	1908	Francis Meehan	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918		Constituency abolished: see Leitrim

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Conway	4,686	89.6
	Irish Conservative	George Loftus Tottenham	541	10.4
Majority			4,145	79.2
Turnout			5,227	80.6
Registered electors			6,483
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Conway	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,483
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	P. A. McHugh	4,502	87.5	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Charles Gore Loftus Tottenham	645	12.5	New
Majority			3,857	75.0	N/A
Turnout			5,147	76.9	N/A
Registered electors			6,692
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1895 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	P. A. McHugh	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,515
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

McHugh

1900 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	P. A. McHugh	4,025	91.3	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Charles James Singleton	383	8.7	New
Majority			3,642	82.6	N/A
Turnout			4,408	57.5	N/A
Registered electors			7,670
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

McHugh is unseated after being adjudicated bankrupt, but then wins the seat again at a by-election.

By-election, 1903: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	P. A. McHugh	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,629
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1906 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	P. A. McHugh	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,343
	Irish Parliamentary hold

McHugh is also elected MP for Sligo North and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1906: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Charles Dolan	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,343
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Dolan resigns, causing a by-election, in which he stood again as a Sinn Féin candidate.

By-election, 1908: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Francis Meehan	3,103	72.8	N/A
	Sinn Féin	Charles Dolan	1,157	27.2	New
Majority			1,946	45.6	N/A
Turnout			4,260	68.8	N/A
Registered electors			6,192
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Francis Meehan	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,282
	Irish Parliamentary hold

December 1910 general election: North Leitrim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Francis Meehan	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,282
	Irish Parliamentary hold

References

• Walker, B.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)