County Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. The constituency sent two MPs to Westminster from the Act of Union 1800 until the constituency was split into Roscommon North and Roscommon South in 1885.
County Roscommon | |
---|---|
Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Roscommon |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Roscommon (IHC) |
Replaced by | North Roscommon and South Roscommon |
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Roscommon.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Arthur French | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 629 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Arthur French | 514 | 38.4 | ||
Whig | Owen O'Conor | 479 | 35.8 | ||
Tory | William Lloyd | 346 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 133 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | c. 670 | c. 91.8 | |||
Registered electors | 729 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
O'Conor's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,776 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | 985 | 39.4 | ||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Denis O'Conor | 955 | 38.2 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Johnston Barton | 523 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Browne | 40 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,453 | 78.0 | |||
Registered electors | 1,864 | ||||
Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 432 | 17.3 | |||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,070 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,059 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
O'Conor was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Denis O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | 205 | 41.8 | N/A | |
Whig | Oliver Dowell John Grace | 170 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Valentine O'Connor Blake | 115 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 55 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 245 (est) | 18.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,341 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Independent Irish | Oliver Dowell John Grace | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,236 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | |||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Oliver Dowell John Grace | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,890 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish | |||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fitzstephen French | 1,930 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas William Goff | 1,541 | 32.4 | New | |
Liberal | Edward King-Tenison | 1,280 | 26.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Patrick Dignan | 3 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,377 (est) | 71.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,345 | ||||
Majority | 389 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 261 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1860s
On petition, Goff was unseated and a by-election was called.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,650 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fitzstephen French | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,814 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
French's death caused a by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles French | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,809 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles Owen O'Conor | Unopposed | |||
Home Rule | Charles French | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,710 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parnellite Home Rule League | Andrew Commins | 1,585 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Parnellite Home Rule League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 1,479 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Charles Owen O'Conor | 1,107 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Thomas Austin Patrick Mapother | 933 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 372 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,552 (est) | 70.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,602 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- 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.
See also
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