Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency)

Ossory, 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.

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

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency. After the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as Laois was no longer part of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

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

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Clandonagh, Clarmallagh, Maryborough West, Tinnahinch, and Upper Woods, and that part of the Barony of Portnahinch contained within the parish of Ardea.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1885 Arthur O'Connor a Irish Parliamentary Party
1886 Stephen O'Mara Irish Parliamentary Party
1886 William Archibald Macdonald Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 Eugene Crean Irish National Federation
1900 William P. Delany Irish Parliamentary Party
1916 by-election John Lalor Fitzpatrick Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Constituency merged into Queen's County

Note:-

  • a O'Connor was returned by more than one seat and elected to sit for East Donegal.

Elections

Elections in the 1880s
1885 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur O'Connor 3,959 93.1
Irish Conservative Richard Caldbeck 293 6.9
Majority 3,666 86.2
Turnout 4,252 75.7
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

O'Connor is also elected MP for East Donegal and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1886: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Stephen O'Mara Unopposed
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary hold
1886 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Archibald Macdonald Unopposed
Registered electors 5,617
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s
1892 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Eugene Crean 3,666 87.5 N/A
Irish Unionist Robert Staples 523 12.5 New
Majority 3,143 75.0 N/A
Turnout 4,189 59.8 N/A
Registered electors 7,007
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Eugene Crean 2,986 74.7 −12.8
Irish Unionist William Hutcheson Poë 630 15.8 +3.3
Independent Nationalist William Archibald Macdonald 383 9.6 New
Majority 2,356 58.9 −16.1
Turnout 3,999 74.0 +14.2
Registered electors 5,401
Irish National Federation hold Swing −8.1

Elections in the 1900s
1900 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 6,521
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,824
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s
January 1910 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,786
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Delany Unopposed
Registered electors 4,786
Irish Parliamentary hold

Delany's death causes a by-election.

By-election, 1916: Ossory[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Lalor Fitzpatrick 2,003 55.3 N/A
Independent Nationalist James J. Aird 1,616 44.7 N/A
Majority 808 10.6 N/A
Turnout 3,619 74.7 N/A
Registered electors 4,842
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

References
  1. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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