North Roscommon
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
| North Roscommon | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Roscommon |
| Replaced by | Leitrim–Roscommon North |
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Roscommon.
1885–1922: The baronies of Ballintober North, Boyle and Frenchpark, and that part of the barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of South Roscommon.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1895 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Parnellite Nationalist (Nationalist from 1900) | |
| 1917 | George Noble Plunkett | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | 4,664 | 72.1 | ||
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Mullany | 1,438 | 22.2 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Caleb Robertson | 366 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 3,226 | 49.9 | |||
| Turnout | 6,468 | 74.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,682 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,682 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | 3,251 | 50.4 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,199 | 49.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 52 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,450 | 68.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,730 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,411 | 53.8 | +4.2 | |
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Condon | 2,935 | 46.2 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 476 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,346 | 65.2 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,739 | ||||
| Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,995 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,627 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,528 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,528 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | 3,022 | 55.8 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Devine | 1,708 | 31.5 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Jasper Tulley | 687 | 12.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,314 | 24.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,417 | 67.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,997 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 21,258 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||