West Mayo
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromMayo
Replaced byMayo North and West

West Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat Mayo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County Mayo.

1885–1922: The baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk, and that part of the barony of Carra not contained within the constituency of South Mayo.

Members of Parliament

YearsMemberParty
1885–1890 John Deasy Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1893 Irish National Federation
1893–1900 Robert Ambrose Irish National Federation
1900–1910 Irish Parliamentary Party
1910–1918 William Doris Irish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922 Joseph MacBride Sinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Deasy 4,790 97.3
Irish Conservative Robert Vesey Stoney 131 2.7
Majority 4,659 94.6
Turnout 4,921 61.4
Registered electors 8,009
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Deasy Unopposed
Registered electors 8,009
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation John Deasy 3,456 85.0 N/A
Independent Nationalist John O'Connor Power 611 15.0 New
Majority 2,845 70.0 N/A
Turnout 4,067 38.2 N/A
Registered electors 10,644
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

Deasy resigns, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Robert Ambrose Unopposed
Registered electors 11,262
Irish National Federation hold
1895 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Robert Ambrose Unopposed
Registered electors 10,900
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Robert Ambrose Unopposed
Registered electors 9,436
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Robert Ambrose Unopposed
Registered electors 8,941
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Doris Unopposed
Registered electors 9,436
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William Doris 3,931 78.4 N/A
All-for-Ireland William O'Brien 1,082 21.6 New
Majority 2,849 56.8 N/A
Turnout 5,013 60.7 N/A
Registered electors 8,261
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
1918 general election: West Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Joseph MacBride 10,195 86.7 New
Irish Parliamentary William Doris 1,568 13.3 −65.1
Majority 8,627 73.4 N/A
Turnout 11,763 54.3 −6.4
Registered electors 21,667
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

The 65.1% drop in the Irish Parliamentary Party vote is the largest decrease in a party's vote between successive House of Commons elections in a single constituency. Between elections, the First World War and Easter Rising had changed the political landscape, and the Representation of the People Act 1918 had greatly increased the electorate.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 366, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
  2. ↑ "The Irish General Election of 1918". www.ark.ac.uk.


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