North Meath (UK Parliament constituency)

North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.

North Meath
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Meath
Replaced by	Louth–Meath

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Meath constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Meath.

1885–1922: The baronies of Fore, Kells Lower, Kells Upper, Morgallion, Slane Lower and Slane Upper, that part of the barony of Navan Lower not contained within the constituency of South Meath, and that part of the barony of Skreen contained within the parishes of Ardmulchan and Athlumney.

Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885–1886	Kevin Izod O'Doherty	Irish Parliamentary Party
1886–1890	Pierce Mahony	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1892		Parnellite
1892	Michael Davitt	Irish National Federation
1893–1900	James Gibney	Irish National Federation
1900–1918	Patrick White	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918	Liam Mellows[1]	Sinn Féin
1918–1922	vacant

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Kevin Izod O'Doherty	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,652
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Pierce Mahony	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,652
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Michael Davitt	2,549	54.3	N/A
	Irish National League	Pierce Mahony	2,146	45.7	N/A
Majority			403	8.6	N/A
Turnout			4,695	78.4	N/A
Registered electors			5,990
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Gibney	2,635	52.6	−1.7
	Irish National League	Pierce Mahony	2,377	47.4	+1.7
Majority			258	5.2	−3.4
Turnout			5,012	82.7	+4.3
Registered electors			6,059
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.7

1895 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Gibney	2,324	50.3	−4.0
	Irish National League	John Sweetman	2,292	49.7	+4.0
Majority			32	0.6	−8.0
Turnout			4,616	80.7	+2.3
Registered electors			5,721
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−4.0

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick White	1,453	52.5	+2.2
	Healyite Nationalist	James Gibney	1,316	47.5	−2.2
Majority			137	5.0	+4.4
Turnout			2,769	45.7	−35.0
Registered electors			6,064
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing

1906 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick White	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,615
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick White	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,662
	Irish Parliamentary hold

December 1910 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick White	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,662
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1918 general election: North Meath^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Liam Mellows	6,982	65.0	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick Joseph Cusack	3,758	35.0	N/A
Majority			3,224	30.0	N/A
Turnout			10,740	73.0	N/A
Registered electors			14,716
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

Sources

• 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 "M" (part 2)

Footnotes

1. He was also elected for Galway East
2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 367–368, 394. ISBN 0901714127.