South Louth (UK Parliament constituency)

Westminster constituency in Ireland, 1885–1918

South Louth

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats| 1
Created from| County Louth and Drogheda
Replaced by| County Louth

South Louth 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 1918. Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.

## Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the southern part of County Louth including the towns of Drogheda and Ardee. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Drogheda and Ferrard, that part of the barony of Ardee not contained within the constituency of North Louth, and the county of the town of Drogheda.

## Members of Parliament

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Years | Member | Party

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1885–1890  | T. P. Gill | Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1892  | Irish National Federation
1892–1895  | Daniel Ambrose | Irish National Federation
1896–1900  | Richard McGhee | Irish National Federation
1900–1901  | Joseph Nolan | Independent Nationalist
1901–1918  | Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 | constituency abolished: see County Louth

## Elections

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The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

### Elections in the 1880s

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1885 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,796  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | T. P. Gill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,796  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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1892 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,451  | 68.5  | N/A
| Irish National League | Joseph Nolan | 1,126  | 31.5  | N/A
Majority | 1,325  | 37.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,577  | 66.0  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,418  |  |
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
1895 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Daniel Ambrose | 2,006  | 65.8  | −2.7
| Irish National League | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | 1,044  | 34.2  | +2.7
Majority | 962  | 31.6  | −5.4
Turnout | 3,050  | 58.4  | −7.6
Registered electors | 5,221  |  |
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −2.7  |

Ambrose's death causes a by-election.

By-Election 19 March 1896: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Richard McGhee | 1,626  | 48.8  | −17.0
| Irish National League | J. P. Nolan | 1,249  | 37.5  | +3.3
| Ind. Nationalist | Philip Callan | 459  | 13.8  | New
Majority | 377  | 11.3  | −20.3
Turnout | 3,334  | 64.7  | +6.3
Registered electors | 5,155  |  |
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −10.2  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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1900 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ind. Nationalist | Joseph Nolan | 1,233  | 56.9  | N/A
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard McGhee | 934  | 43.1  | N/A
Majority | 299  | 13.8  | N/A
Turnout | 2,167  | 39.5  | −18.9
Registered electors | 5,480  |  |
| Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
1906 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,997  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Ind. Nationalist

### Elections in the 1910s

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January 1910 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,802  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Louth[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,802  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

## References

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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. 365\. ISBN 0901714127.

* Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
* Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1918
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Louth

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* Ardee (1378-1800)
* Carlingford (13??-1800)
* Drogheda (1264-1800)
* Dundalk (1264-1800)
* Dunleer (1679-1800)
* Louth (????-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Drogheda (1801-1885)
* Dundalk (1801-1885)
* Louth (1801-1885)
* North Louth (1885-1918)
* South Louth (1885-1918)
* Louth (1918-1922)

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1918–present|

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