| South Louth | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Louth and Drogheda |
| Replaced by | County Louth |
South Louth 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 1918. Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.
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Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Louth including the towns of Drogheda and Ardee. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Drogheda and Ferrard, that part of the barony of Ardee not contained within the constituency of North Louth, and the county of the town of Drogheda.
Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885–1890 | T. P. Gill | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891–1892 | Irish National Federation | |
| 1892–1895 | Daniel Ambrose | Irish National Federation |
| 1896–1900 | Richard McGhee | Irish National Federation |
| 1900–1901 | Joseph Nolan | Independent Nationalist |
| 1901–1918 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see County Louth | |
Elections
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,796 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,796 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,451 | 68.5 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | Joseph Nolan | 1,126 | 31.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,325 | 37.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,577 | 66.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,418 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,006 | 65.8 | −2.7 | |
| Irish National League | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | 1,044 | 34.2 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 962 | 31.6 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,050 | 58.4 | −7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,221 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
Ambrose's death causes a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Richard McGhee | 1,626 | 48.8 | −17.0 | |
| Irish National League | J. P. Nolan | 1,249 | 37.5 | +3.3 | |
| Independent Nationalist | Philip Callan | 459 | 13.8 | New | |
| Majority | 377 | 11.3 | −20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,334 | 64.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,155 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −10.2 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Nationalist | Joseph Nolan | 1,233 | 56.9 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard McGhee | 934 | 43.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 299 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,167 | 39.5 | -18.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,480 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,997 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Independent Nationalist | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,802 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,802 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
References
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1918
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
This page was last edited on 14 January 2024, at 05:10