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Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | County Meath |
| type | county |
| region | Ireland |
| county | County Meath |
| parliament | uk |
| year | 1801 |
| abolished | 1885 |
| seats | 2 |
| previous | County Meath (IHC) |
| next |
|}}
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.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Meath.
Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Hamilton Gorges | Whigs (British political party)}}" | ||||
| 1802 | Whigs (British political party)}}" | Thomas Cherburgh Bligh | Whig | |||
| 1812 | Whigs (British political party)}}" | Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective (later Marquess of Headfort) | Whig | |||
| Feb 1830 | Whigs (British political party)}}" | Arthur Plunkett, Baron Killeen, later Earl of Fingall | Whig | |||
| Aug 1831 | Repeal Association}}" | Henry Grattan | Repeal Association | |||
| 1832 | Repeal Association}}" | Morgan O'Connell | Repeal Association | |||
| Feb 1840 | Whigs (British political party)}}" | Matthew Corbally | Whig | |||
| 1841 | Repeal Association}}" | Daniel O'Connell | Repeal Association | |||
| Jun 1842 | Whigs (British political party)}}" | Matthew Corbally | Whig | |||
| 1852 | Independent Irish Party}}" | Ind. Irish | Independent Irish Party}}" | Frederick Lucas | ||
| 1855 | Independent Irish Party}}" | Edward McEvoy | Ind. Irish | |||
| 1859 | Liberal Party (UK)}}" | Liberal | Liberal Party (UK)}}" | Liberal | ||
| 1871 | Independent Nationalist}}" | John Martin | Ind. Nationalist | |||
| 1874 | Home Rule League}}" | Home Rule League | Home Rule League}}" | Nicholas Ennis | ||
| 1875 | Home Rule League}}" | Charles Stewart Parnell | Home Rule League | |||
| Apr 1880 | Home Rule League}}" | Robert Henry Metge | Home Rule League | |||
| May 1880 | Home Rule League}}" | Alexander Martin Sullivan | Home Rule League | |||
| Feb 1882 | Home Rule League}}" | Michael Davitt | Home Rule League | |||
| Apr 1882 | Home Rule League}}" | Edward Sheil | Home Rule League | |||
| Feb 1884 | Home Rule League}}" | William Meagher | Home Rule League | |||
| 1885 | Constituency divided: see South Meath and North Meath |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Taylour succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Marquess of Headfort and causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 977
|reg. electors = 977
|reg. electors = 977
Somerville's death caused a by-election.
|reg. electors = 977
|reg. electors = 1,520
|reg. electors = 1,617
|reg. electors = 1,872
Elections in the 1840s
O'Connell resigned after being appointed assistant registrar of deeds, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 1,236
O'Connell was also elected for County Cork and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 1,611
Elections in the 1850s
|reg. electors = 4,218
Lucas' death caused a by-election.
|reg. electors = 4,218
|reg. electors = 4,177
|reg. electors = 4,383
Elections in the 1860s
|reg. electors = 4,155
|reg. electors = 4,018
Elections in the 1870s
Corbally's death caused a by-election.
|reg. electors = 4,179
|reg. electors = 4,069
Martin's death caused a by-election.
|reg. electors = 4,139
Elections in the 1880s
|reg. electors = 3,877
Parnell was also elected MP for Cork City and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 3,877
Sullivan resigned, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 3,711
Davitt was disqualified because he was in prison, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 3,711
Metge resigned, causing a by-election.
|reg. electors = 3,660
Notes
References
- 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)
References
- (1842). "The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections". Simpkin, Marshall & Company.
- (1994). "Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to Australia". Cornell University Press.
- (18 June 1842). "Election News". Cambridge Independent Press.
- (1 February 1840). "Meath". Gloucestershire Chronicle.
- (28 May 1842). "The Globe states that Mr. Matthew Elias Corbally, who declined". [[The Spectator]].
- O'Connell was also returned for [[County Cork (UK Parliament constituency). County Cork]] and chose to sit for Cork
- At the [[1880 United Kingdom general election. 1880 general election]], Parnell was also returned for both [[Mayo (UK Parliament constituency). Mayo]] and [[Cork City (UK Parliament constituency). 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
- "Co. Meath".
- (15 December 1855). "County of Meath Election". Berkshire Chronicle.
- (1978). "Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922". Royal Irish Academy.
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