Queen's County Leix (UK Parliament constituency)

Queen's County Leix
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats1
Created fromQueen's County and Portarlington
Replaced byQueen's County

Leix, a division of Queen's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency. From the time of Irish independence, it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as Laois was no longer part of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of Queen's County now known as County Laois.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Ballyadams, Cullenagh, Maryborough East, Slievemargy, and Stradbally, and that part of the Barony of Portnahinch not contained within the Ossory constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Richard Lalor Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 Mark MacDonnell Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1906 Patrick Aloysius Meehan Irish Parliamentary Party
1913 by-election Patrick Joseph Meehan Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Constituency merged into Queen's County

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 2 December 1885: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Lalor 3,750 88.1
Irish Conservative Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby 507 11.9
Majority 3,243 76.2
Turnout 4,257 77.8
Registered electors 5,472
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 14 July 1886: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Lalor 3,528 89.7 +1.6
Irish Conservative Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby 406 10.3 −1.6
Majority 3,122 79.4 +3.2
Turnout 3,934 71.9 −5.9
Registered electors 5,472
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1890s

General election 13 July 1892: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Mark MacDonnell 3,261 85.3 −4.4
Irish Unionist Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby 513 14.7 +4.4
Majority 2,748 70.6 −8.8
Turnout 3,774 60.8 −11.1
Registered electors 6,288
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing −4.4
General election 17 July 1895: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Mark MacDonnell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,128
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 4 October 1900: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Mark MacDonnell Unopposed
Registered electors 6,231
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 19 January 1906: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Aloysius Meehan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,867
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election 20 January 1910: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Aloysius Meehan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,872
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 8 December 1910: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Aloysius Meehan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,872
Irish Parliamentary hold
By-Election 9 June 1913: Queen's County Leix[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Joseph Meehan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,785
Irish Parliamentary hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 371. ISBN 0901714127.


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