South Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leitrim
South Leitrim
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	Leitrim
Replaced by	Leitrim

South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1885 to 1918 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Leitrim constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Leitrim.

1885–1918: The baronies of Carrigallen and Mohill, and that part of the barony of Leitrim not contained within the constituency of North Leitrim.

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Luke Hayden	Nationalist
	1890	Luke Hayden	Parnellite Nationalist
	1892	Jasper Tully	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900	Jasper Tully	Nationalist
	1906	Thomas Smyth	Nationalist
1918		Constituency abolished: see Leitrim

General election 8 December 1885: Leitrim South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Luke Hayden	4,525	90.2
	Irish Conservative	James Ormsby Lawder	489	9.8
Majority			4,036	80.4
Turnout			5,014	80.0
Registered electors			6,270
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 15 July 1892: Leitrim South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Jasper Tully	4,241	89.2	*N/A*
	Irish Unionist	Robert O'Brien	516	10.8	New
Majority			3,725	78.4	N/A
Turnout			4,757	76.1	N/A
Registered electors			6,253
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 16 July 1895: Leitrim South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Jasper Tully	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,136
	Irish National Federation hold

Walker, Brian 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 "L" (part 2)

South Leitrim
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	Leitrim
Replaced by	Leitrim