West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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West Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.
| West Mayo | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Mayo |
| Replaced by | Mayo North and West |
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat Mayo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Mayo.
1885–1922: The baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk, and that part of the barony of Carra not contained within the constituency of South Mayo.
Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885–1890 | John Deasy | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891–1893 | Irish National Federation | |
| 1893–1900 | Robert Ambrose | Irish National Federation |
| 1900–1910 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1910–1918 | William Doris | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918–1922 | Joseph MacBride | Sinn Féin |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Deasy | 4,790 | 97.3 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Robert Vesey Stoney | 131 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 4,659 | 94.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,921 | 61.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,009 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Deasy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,009 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | John Deasy | 3,456 | 85.0 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | John O'Connor Power | 611 | 15.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,845 | 70.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,067 | 38.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,644 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Deasy resigns, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Robert Ambrose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 11,262 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Robert Ambrose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,900 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Robert Ambrose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,436 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Robert Ambrose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,941 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Doris | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,436 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Doris | 3,931 | 78.4 | N/A | |
| All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 1,082 | 21.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,849 | 56.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,013 | 60.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,261 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Joseph MacBride | 10,195 | 86.7 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | William Doris | 1,568 | 13.3 | −65.1 | |
| Majority | 8,627 | 73.4 | New | ||
| Turnout | 11,763 | 54.3 | −6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,667 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | +75.9 | |||
The 65.1% drop in the Irish Parliamentary Party vote is the largest decrease in a party's vote between successive House of Commons elections in a single constituency. Between elections, the First World War and Easter Rising had changed the political landscape, and the Representation of the People Act 1918 had greatly increased the electorate.[2]