Tullamore, a division of King's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, that returned one Member of Parliament from 1885–1918.
| Tullamore | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | King's County and Portarlington |
| Replaced by | King's County |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.
Boundaries edit
This constituency comprised the north-eastern part of King's County now known as County Offaly. It consisted of the baronies of Ballycowen, Coolestown, Geashill, Kilcoursey, Phillipstown Lower, Phillipstown Upper and Warrenstown.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Joseph Francis Fox | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1900 | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1914 by-election | Edward John Graham | Independent Nationalist | |
| 1918 by-election | Patrick McCartan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1918 | Constituency merged into King's County | ||
Elections edit
Elections in the 1880s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | 3,700 | 92.0 | ||
| Liberal | Walter Hussey Walsh | 323 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | 3,377 | 84.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,023 | 77.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,162 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,162 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,295 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,081 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,939 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,605 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Nationalist | Edward John Graham | 1,667 | 51.2 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick F. Adams | 1,588 | 48.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 79 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,255 | 71.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,547 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McCartan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,601 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
References edit
- 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 "T" (part 2)