Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
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Meath County constituency |
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Created: | 1801 |
Abolished: | 1885 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Members: | Two |
Meath was a former United Kingdom constituencies UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Meath.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1871-1875: John Martin (Home Rule League)
- 1875-1880: Charles Stewart Parnell (Home Rule League)
- 1880-1882: Alexander Martin Sullivan
- 1882-1882: Michael Davitt but was disqualified
[edit] Elections
[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)