South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

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

South 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.

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 southern part of County Mayo. In 1918, the constituency expanded to take in the district electoral divisions of Ballinchalla and Owenbrin from County Galway which had been transferred into County Mayo under the 1898 Local Government Act.

1885–1918: The baronies of Clanmorris and Kilmaine, that part of the barony of Costello contained within the parishes of Aghamore, Annagh, Bekan and Knock, and that part of the barony of Carra contained within the parish of Ballyovey.

1918–1922: The existing South Mayo constituency together with that part of the Connemara constituency contained in the administrative county of Mayo.

Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885–1890	J. F. X. O'Brien	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1895	J. F. X. O'Brien	Irish National Federation
1895–1900	Michael Davitt	Irish National Federation
1900 – January 1910	John O'Donnell	Irish Parliamentary Party
January–December 1910	John O'Donnell	All-for-Ireland League
1910–1918	John Fitzgibbon	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922	William Sears	Sinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 27 November 1885: South Mayo^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. F. X. O'Brien	4,953	98.5
	Irish Conservative	George Orme Malley	75	1.5
Majority			4,878	97.0
Turnout			5,028	63.0
Registered electors			7,980
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 6 July 1886: South Mayo^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	J. F. X. O'Brien	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,980
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 13 July 1892: South Mayo^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	J. F. X. O'Brien	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,723
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary

General election 19 July 1895: South Mayo^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Michael Davitt	Unopposed
Registered electors			10,033
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

South Mayo by-election 28 February 1900^[3]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Donnell	2,401	84.9	*N/A*
	Ind. Nationalist	John MacBride	427	15.1	New
Majority			1,974	69.8	N/A
Turnout			2,828	31.2	N/A
Registered electors			9,055
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General election 3 October 1900: South Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Donnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,055
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 3 October 1906: South Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Donnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,110
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	All-for-Ireland	John O'Donnell	2,667	54.5	*N/A*
	Irish Parliamentary	Conor O'Kelly	2,226	45.5	N/A
Majority			441	9.0	N/A
Turnout			4,893	62.1	N/A
Registered electors			7,883
	All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

December 1910 general election: South Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Fitzgibbon	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,883
	Irish Parliamentary gain from All-for-Ireland

1918 general election: South Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Sinn Féin	William Sears	Unopposed
Registered electors			21,567
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36077. London. 28 February 1900. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 367, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
^ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36078. London. 1 March 1900. p. 6.

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[TT28021900-1] "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36077. London. 28 February 1900. p. 9.

[walker-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 367, 394. ISBN 0901714127.

[3] "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36078. London. 1 March 1900. p. 6.

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