East Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
This article is about 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and of the 1919–1921 First Dáil. For the 1969–1997 constituency, see Mayo East (Dáil Éireann constituency).
| East Mayo | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Mayo |
East Mayo 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 from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Mayo constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Mayo.
Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885–1890 | John Dillon | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891–1900 | Anti-Parnellite | |
| 1900–1918 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918–1922 | Éamon de Valera | Sinn Féin |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 8149 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from new seat | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 8149 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | John Dillon | 2464 | 90.6 | ||
| Parnellite Nationalist | John Fitzgibbon | 257 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 2207 | 81.2 | |||
| Turnout | 6387 | 42.6 | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 7966 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 8225 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 8029 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 7816 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | 7816 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Éamon de Valera | 8975 | 66.5 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | John Dillon | 4514 | 33.5 | ||
| Majority | 4461 | 33.0 | |||
| Turnout | 21635 | 62.3 | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
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