Tullamore (UK Parliament constituency)

Tullamore, a division of King's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, that returned one Member of Parliament from 1885–1918.

Tullamore
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851918
Seats1
Created fromKing's County and Portarlington
Replaced byKing's County

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.

Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the north-eastern part of King's County now known as County Offaly. It consisted of the baronies of Ballycowen, Coolestown, Geashill, Kilcoursey, Phillipstown Lower, Phillipstown Upper and Warrenstown.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1885Joseph Francis FoxIrish Parliamentary Party
1892Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900Edmund Haviland-BurkeIrish Parliamentary Party
1914 by-electionEdward John GrahamIndependent Nationalist
1918 by-electionPatrick McCartanSinn Féin
1918Constituency merged into King's County

Elections

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 4 December 1885: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryJoseph Francis Fox 3,700 92.0
LiberalWalter Hussey Walsh3238.0
Majority3,37784.0
Turnout4,02377.9
Registered electors5,162
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 3 July 1886: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryJoseph Francis FoxUnopposed
Registered electors5,162
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 8 July 1892: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationJoseph Francis FoxUnopposed
Registered electors5,295
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
General election 15 July 1895: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationJoseph Francis FoxUnopposed
Registered electors5,081
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 2 October 1900: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdmund Haviland-BurkeUnopposed
Registered electors4,939
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 16 January 1906: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdmund Haviland-BurkeUnopposed
Registered electors4,605
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 17 January 1910: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdmund Haviland-BurkeUnopposed
Registered electors4,472
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 5 December 1910: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdmund Haviland-BurkeUnopposed
Registered electors4,472
Irish Parliamentary hold
By-election, 8 December 1914: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent NationalistEdward John Graham 1,667 51.2 New
Irish ParliamentaryPatrick F. Adams1,58848.8N/A
Majority792.4N/A
Turnout3,25571.6N/A
Registered electors4,547
Independent Nationalist gain from Irish ParliamentarySwingN/A
By-election, 19 April 1918: Tullamore[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn FéinPatrick McCartanUnopposed
Registered electors4,601
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

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  1. ^ 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. 358–359. ISBN 0901714127.