South Meath (UK Parliament constituency)

South Meath

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats| 1
Created from| Meath
Replaced by| Louth–Meath

South Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Meath (UK Parliament constituency). From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the southern part of County Meath.

1885–1922: The baronies of Deece Lower, Deece Upper, Duleek Lower, Duleek Upper, Dunboyne, Lune, Moyfenrath Lower, Moyfenrath Upper, Navan Upper and Ratoath, that part of the barony of Navan Lower contained within the parishes of Churchtown and Rataine, and that part of the barony of Skreen not contained within the constituency of North Meath.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1885 | Edward Sheil | Irish Parliamentary Party
| 1891 | Parnellite
| 1892 | Patrick Fulham | Irish National Federation
| 1893 by-election | Jeremiah Jordan | Irish National Federation
| 1895 | John Howard Parnell | Parnellite
| 1900 | James Laurence Carew | Independent Nationalist
| 1903 | David Sheehy | Irish Parliamentary Party
| 1918 | Eamonn Duggan | Sinn Féin
| 1922 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1880s

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

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| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Sheil | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,324  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Sheil | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,324  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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

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| Irish National Federation | Patrick Fullam | 2,212  | 50.1  | N/A
| Irish National League | J. J. Dalton | 2,199  | 49.9  | N/A
Majority  | 13  | 0.2  | N/A
Turnout | 4,411  | 79.6  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,538  |  |
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |

On petition, Fullam was unseated causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Jeremiah Jordan | 2,707  | 50.6  | +0.5
| Irish National League | J. J. Dalton | 2,638  | 49.4  | −0.5
Majority  | 69  | 1.2  | +1.0
Turnout | 5,345  | 76.5  | −3.1
Registered electors | 6,983  |  |
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +0.5  |
1895 general election: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National League | John Howard Parnell | 2,380  | 50.5  | +0.6
| Irish National Federation | Jeremiah Jordan | 2,337  | 49.5  | −0.6
Majority  | 43  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 4,717  | 78.9  | −0.7
Registered electors | 5,978  |  |
| Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | +0.6  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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

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| Healyite Nationalist | James Laurence Carew | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,362  |  |
| Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National League

Carew's death prompted a by-election.

By-election 1903: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | David Sheehy | 2,245  | 68.5  | N/A
| Ind. Nationalist | John Howard Parnell | 1,031  | 31.5  | New
Majority  | 1,214  | 37.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,276  | 54.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,980  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist | Swing | N/A |
1906 general election: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | David Sheehy | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,825  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist

### Elections in the 1910s

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

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| Irish Parliamentary | David Sheehy | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,584  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | David Sheehy | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,584  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: South Meath[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Sinn Féin | Eamonn Duggan | 6,371  | 70.4  | New
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Peter O'Donoghue  | 2,680  | 29.6  | N/A
Majority  | 3,691  | 40.8  | N/A
Turnout | 9,051  | 61.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 14,716  |  |
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 368, 394. ISBN 0901714127.

* Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)

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