Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
Meath was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
County Meath | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Meath |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Meath (IHC) |
Replaced by |
Boundaries
editThis constituency comprised the whole of County Meath.
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections in the 1830s
editTaylour succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Marquess of Headfort and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Arthur Plunkett | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Arthur Plunkett | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Arthur Plunkett | 417 | 47.2 | ||
Whig | Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet | 250 | 28.3 | ||
Irish Repeal | Henry Grattan | 198 | 22.4 | ||
Whig | James Lenox William Naper | 10 | 1.1 | ||
Tory | Richard Rowley | 8 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 52 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | c. 442 | c. 45.2 | |||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Somerville's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Henry Grattan | 309 | 67.3 | +44.9 | |
Whig | John Duncan Bligh | 150 | 32.7 | −43.9 | |
Majority | 159 | 34.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 459 | 47.0 | c. +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +44.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Morgan O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,520 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Morgan O'Connell | 838 | 35.7 | ||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Henry Grattan | 826 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | Randal Plunkett | 346 | 14.7 | ||
Conservative | Gustavus Lambert | 337 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 480 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | c. 1,174 | c. 72.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,617 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Morgan O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,872 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editO'Connell resigned after being appointed assistant registrar of deeds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Corbally | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,236 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
O'Connell was also elected for County Cork and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Corbally | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Corbally | 598 | 41.8 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Henry Grattan | 503 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Corbet Singleton | 331 | 23.1 | New | |
Turnout | 716 (est) | 44.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,611 | ||||
Majority | 95 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 172 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Frederick Lucas | 2,004 | 44.2 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Matthew Corbally | 1,968 | 43.4 | +1.6 | |
Independent Irish | Henry Grattan | 565 | 12.5 | −22.6 | |
Majority | 1,403 | 30.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,269 (est) | 53.8 (est) | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,218 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Lucas' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Edward McEvoy | 1,639 | 64.6 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry Meredyth[11] | 899 | 35.4 | New | |
Majority | 740 | 29.2 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,538 | 60.2 | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,218 | ||||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Matthew Corbally | Unopposed | |||
Independent Irish | Edward McEvoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,177 | ||||
Independent Irish hold | |||||
Independent Irish hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Matthew Corbally | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward McEvoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,383 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Matthew Corbally | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward McEvoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,155 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Matthew Corbally | 1,696 | 49.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward McEvoy | 1,655 | 48.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Thomas Hinds | 88 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,567 | 45.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,720 (est) | 42.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,018 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
editCorbally's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Nationalist | John Martin | 1,140 | 62.5 | New | |
Conservative | George John Plunkett | 684 | 37.5 | New | |
Majority | 456 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,824 | 43.6 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,179 | ||||
Ind. Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Nicholas Ennis | 1,716 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Home Rule | John Martin | 1,709 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Lennox Napier | 992 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 717 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,705 (est) | 66.5 (est) | +23.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,069 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule gain from Ind. Nationalist | Swing | N/A |
Martin's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1,771 | 62.8 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | James Lennox Napier | 912 | 32.3 | +9.8 | |
Home Rule | John Thomas Hinds | 138 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 859 | 30.5 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,821 | 68.2 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,139 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | −12.3 |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parnellite Home Rule League | Charles Stewart Parnell | 2,283 | 45.2 | +6.4 | |
Home Rule | Robert Henry Metge | 2,252 | 44.6 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Henry Lorton Bourke | 514 | 10.2 | −12.3 | |
Majority | 1,738 | 34.4 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,797 (est) | 72.1 (est) | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,877 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | +6.0 |
Parnell was also elected MP for Cork City and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Alexander Martin Sullivan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,877 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
Sullivan resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Michael Davitt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,711 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
Davitt was disqualified because he was in prison, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Edward Sheil | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,711 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
Metge resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | William Meagher | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,660 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 236. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, David (1994). Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to Australia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0-8014-2606-5. Retrieved 21 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 231–232, 303–304. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ a b "Election News". Cambridge Independent Press. Cambridgeshire. 18 June 1842. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Meath". Gloucestershire Chronicle. 1 February 1840. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "T.he Globe states that Mr. Matthew Elias Corbally,w ho declined". The Spectator. 28 May 1842. p. 11. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ O'Connell was also returned for County Cork and chose to sit for Cork
- ^ At the 1880 general election, Parnell was also returned for both Mayo and Cork City. He chose to sit for Cork
- ^ As a convicted felon, Davitt was held to be incapable of taking his seat. A by-election was held in April 1882
- ^ a b c d Salmon, Philip. "Co. Meath". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "County of Meath Election". Berkshire Chronicle. 15 December 1855. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
References
edit- 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 "M" (part 2)