South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)


South Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat Mayo constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Mayo. In 1918, the constituency expanded to take in the District Electoral Divisions of Ballinchalla and Owenbrin from County Galway which had been transferred into County Mayo under the 1898 Local Government Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Clanmorris and Kilmaine, that part of the barony of Costello contained within the parishes of Aghamore, Annagh, Bekan and Knock, and that part of the barony of Carra contained within the parish of Ballyovey.
1918–1922: The existing South Mayo constituency together with that part of the Connemara constituency contained in the administrative county of Mayo.

Members of Parliament

YearsMemberParty
1885–1890J. F. X. O'BrienIrish Parliamentary Party
1891–1895J. F. X. O'BrienAnti-Parnellite
1895–1900Michael DavittAnti-Parnellite
1900January 1910John O'DonnellIrish Parliamentary Party
January–December 1910John O'DonnellAll-for-Ireland League
1910–1918John FitzgibbonIrish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922William SearsSinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s