Tullamore (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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Tullamore, a division of King's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, that returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.
| Tullamore | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | King's County and Portarlington |
| Replaced by | King's County |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the north-eastern part of King's County now known as County Offaly. It consisted of the baronies of Ballycowen, Coolestown, Geashill, Kilcoursey, Phillipstown Lower, Phillipstown Upper and Warrenstown.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | 3,700 | 92.0 | ||
| Liberal | Walter Hussey Walsh | 323 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | 3,377 | 84.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,023 | 77.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,162 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,162 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,295 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,081 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,939 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,605 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward John Graham | 1,667 | 51.2 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick F. Adams | 1,588 | 48.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 79 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,255 | 71.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,547 | ||||
| Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McCartan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,601 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||