• Source: Longford (UK Parliament constituency)

County Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, and one MP from 1918 to 1922.




Boundaries


This constituency comprised the whole of County Longford.




Members of Parliament






= MPs 1801–1885

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= MPs 1918–1922

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Elections






= Elections in the 1800s

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= Elections in the 1810s

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Sir Thomas Fetherston died, causing a by-election.




= Elections in the 1820s

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= Elections in the 1830s

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On petition, a House of Commons Select Committee inquiry disqualified 73 votes and declared Forbes and Lefroy the winners of the election.

Viscount Forbes died, causing a by-election.

On petition, a House of Commons committee inquiry disqualified 94 votes and declared Fox the winner of the election by a majority of 1.




= Elections in the 1840s

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On petition, a House of Commons committee began an inquiry into the votes cast for Luke White, but he withdrew his candidacy after 1 vote was examined and Lefroy was declared elected on 18 April 1842
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= Elections in the 1850s

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Blackall was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, causing a by-election.

Fox's death caused a by-election.




= Elections in the 1860s

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White's resignation caused a by-election.

White was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

Greville-Nugent was created Lord Greville, causing a by-election.




= Elections in the 1870s

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On petition, Greville-Nugent was unseated.

O'Reilly was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Intermediate Education and resigned, causing a by-election.




= Elections in the 1880s

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= Elections in the 1910s

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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)
Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 228–229, 298–299, 393. ISBN 0901714127.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)

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