Longford (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Longford County constituency |
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| Created: | 1801, 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1885, 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Longford.
[edit] Members of Parliament
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| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
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| 1918 | Single member constituency created | |||
| 1918, December 14 1 | Joseph McGuinness | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster | |
| 1922, May 31 2 | ... | ... | Seat left vacant | |
| 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Notes:-
- 1 Date of polling day. The result was declared on 28 December 1918, to allow time for votes cast by members of the armed forces to be included in the count.
- 2 Not an election. Date of the death of McGuinness.
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Categories: Politics of County Longford | Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) | Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922 | Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
