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South Sligo
South Sligo
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	County Sligo
Replaced by	Sligo–Mayo East

South Sligo 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.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat County Sligo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries[edit]

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Sligo.

1885–1922: The baronies of Coolavin, Corran and Tirerrill, and that part of the Barony of Leyny not contained within the constituency of North Sligo.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Year	Member	Party
1885	Thomas Sexton	Nationalist
1887	Edward Joseph Kennedy	Nationalist
1888	Edmund Leamy	Nationalist
1892	Thomas Curran	Anti-Parnellite
1900	John O'Dowd	Nationalist
1918	Alexander McCabe	Sinn Féin

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 3 December 1885: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Sexton	5,151	90.5
	Irish Conservative	Alexander Perceval	541	9.5
Majority			4,610	81.0
Turnout			5,692	74.0
Registered electors			7,693
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 3 July 1886: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Sexton	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,693
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Sexton is also elected MP for Belfast North and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election 7 February 1887: Sligo South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Edward Joseph Kennedy	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,209
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Kennedy resigns, causing a second by-election.

By-election 6 July 1888: Sligo South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Leamy	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,447
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 11 July 1892: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Bartholomew Curran	4,300	88.7	*N/A*
	Irish Unionist	John ffolliott	548	11.3	New
Majority			3,752	77.4	N/A
Turnout			4,848	60.2	N/A
Registered electors			8,055
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 19 July 1895: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Bartholomew Curran	3,717	87.7	−1.0
	Irish Unionist	James Campbell	522	12.3	+1.0
Majority			3,195	75.4	−2.0
Turnout			4,239	58.9	−1.3
Registered electors			7,203
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.0

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 2 October 1900: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,670
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 17 January 1906: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,273
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election 19 January 1910: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,096
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 8 December 1910: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,096
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General Election 14 December 1918: South Sligo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Alexander McCabe	9,113	82.1	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	1,988	17.9	N/A
Majority			7,125	64.2	N/A
Turnout			11,101	61.7	N/A
Registered electors			18,013
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 373, 396. ISBN 0901714127.

Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[walker-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 373, 396. ISBN 0901714127.

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