Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
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Mayo County constituency |
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Created: | 1801 |
Abolished: | 1885 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Members: | Two |
A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Mayo.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- (? - )13th Viscount Dillon
- 1826–1830: George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
- 1847–1857: George Henry Moore
- 1857-1868: John Thomas Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo
- 1868–1870: George Henry Moore
- 1874-1885: John O'Connor Power (Home Rule League, Irish Parliamentary Party)
[edit] Elections
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
General Election 1880: Mayo | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Home Rule | John O'Connor Power | 1,645 | N/A | N/A | |
Home Rule | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1,545 | N/A | N/A | |
Home Rule | Browne | 628 | N/A | N/A | |
Home Rule gain from Other | Swing | N/A |
[edit] Split into 4 divisions in 1885
East Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
[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)