North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)

North 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.

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

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

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Sligo.

1885–1922: The baronies of Carbury and Tireragh, and that part of the barony of Leyny contained within the parishes of Ballysadare and Killoran.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Peter McDonald	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1891	Bernard Collery	Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite)
	1900 by-election	John O'Dowd	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1900	William McKillop	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1906	P. A. McHugh	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1909 by-election	Thomas Scanlan	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1918	J. J. Clancy	Sinn Féin
1922, October 26		UK constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1 December 1885: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Peter McDonald	5,216	87.1
	Irish Conservative	John ffolliott	772	12.9
Majority			4,444	74.2
Turnout			5,988	76.1
Registered electors			7,869
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 3 July 1886: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Peter McDonald	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,869
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

McDonald dies, prompting a by-election.

By-election 2 April 1891: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Bernard Collery	3,261	56.7	N/A
	Irish National League	Valentine Blake Dillon	2,493	43.3	N/A
Majority			768	13.4	N/A
Turnout			5,754	67.9	N/A
Registered electors			8,476
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 14 July 1892: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Bernard Collery	4,262	81.6	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Owen Wynne	958	18.4	New
Majority			3,304	63.2	N/A
Turnout			5,220	58.1	N/A
Registered electors			8,992
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 23 July 1895: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Bernard Collery	3,274	61.5	−20.1
	Irish National League	Henry Harrison	1,281	24.0	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Malby Crofton	772	14.5	−3.9
Majority			1,993	37.5	−25.7
Turnout			5,327	68.6	+10.5
Registered electors			7,764
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−8.1

Elections in the 1900s

Collery resigns, causing a by-election.

By-election 7 March 1900: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Dowd	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,629
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 4 October 1900: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	William McKillop	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,629
	Irish Parliamentary hold

McHugh

General election 16 January 1906: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	P. A. McHugh	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,350
	Irish Parliamentary hold

McHugh dies, causing a by-election.

By-election 5 August 1909: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Scanlan	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,082
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election 18 January 1910: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Scanlan	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,993
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 18 December 1910: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Scanlan	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,993
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General Election 14 December 1918: North Sligo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	J. J. Clancy	9,030	68.0	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Scanlan	4,242	32.0	N/A
Majority			4,788	36.0	N/A
Turnout			13,272	71.9	N/A
Registered electors			18,448
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

References

• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• 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)