South Meath
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromMeath
Replaced byLouth–Meath

South Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Meath (UK Parliament 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 Meath.

1885–1922: The baronies of Deece Lower, Deece Upper, Duleek Lower, Duleek Upper, Dunboyne, Lune, Moyfenrath Lower, Moyfenrath Upper, Navan Upper and Ratoath, that part of the barony of Navan Lower contained within the parishes of Churchtown and Rataine, and that part of the barony of Skreen not contained within the constituency of North Meath.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Edward Sheil Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Parnellite
1892 Patrick Fulham Irish National Federation
1893 by-election Jeremiah Jordan Irish National Federation
1895 John Howard Parnell Parnellite
1900 James Laurence Carew Independent Nationalist
1903 David Sheehy Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Eamonn Duggan Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 6,324
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 6,324
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Patrick Fullam 2,212 50.1 N/A
Irish National League J. J. Dalton 2,199 49.9 N/A
Majority 13 0.2 N/A
Turnout 4,411 79.6 N/A
Registered electors 5,538
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

On petition, Fullam was unseated causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Jeremiah Jordan 2,707 50.6 +0.5
Irish National League J. J. Dalton 2,638 49.4 −0.5
Majority 69 1.2 +1.0
Turnout 5,345 76.5 −3.1
Registered electors 6,983
Irish National Federation hold Swing +0.5
1895 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National League John Howard Parnell 2,380 50.5 +0.6
Irish National Federation Jeremiah Jordan 2,337 49.5 −0.6
Majority 43 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,717 78.9 −0.7
Registered electors 5,978
Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Healyite Nationalist James Laurence Carew Unopposed
Registered electors 6,362
Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National League

Carew's death prompted a by-election.

By-election 1903: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy 2,245 68.5 N/A
Independent Nationalist John Howard Parnell 1,031 31.5 New
Majority 1,214 37.0 N/A
Turnout 3,276 54.8 N/A
Registered electors 5,980
Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist Swing N/A
1906 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,825
Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,584
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary David Sheehy Unopposed
Registered electors 5,584
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: South Meath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Eamonn Duggan 6,371 70.4 New
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Peter O'Donoghue 2,680 29.6 N/A
Majority 3,691 40.8 N/A
Turnout 9,051 61.5 N/A
Registered electors 14,716
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

References

  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. 368, 394. ISBN 0901714127.


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