North Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)

North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 until 1922.

North Roscommon
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	One
Created from	Roscommon

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Roscommon.

1885–1922: The baronies of Ballintober North, Boyle and Frenchpark, and that part of the barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of South Roscommon.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	James Joseph O'Kelly	Nationalist
	1892	Matthias McDonnell Bodkin	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1895	James Joseph O'Kelly	Parnellite Nationalist (Nationalist from 1900)
	1917	George Noble Plunkett	Sinn Féin
1922		Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	4,664	72.1
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick Mullany	1,438	22.2
	Irish Conservative	Caleb Robertson	366	5.7
Majority			3,226	49.9
Turnout			6,468	74.5
Registered electors			8,682
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 1886: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,682
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Matthias McDonnell Bodkin	3,251	50.4	N/A
	Irish National League	James Joseph O'Kelly	3,199	49.6	N/A
Majority			52	0.8	N/A
Turnout			6,450	68.8	N/A
Registered electors			9,730
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	James Joseph O'Kelly	3,411	53.8	+4.2
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Condon	2,935	46.2	−4.2
Majority			476	7.6	N/A
Turnout			6,346	65.2	−3.6
Registered electors			9,739
	Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,995
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1906: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,627
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,528
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election December 1910: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph O'Kelly	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,528
	Irish Parliamentary hold

O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1917: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	George Noble Plunkett	3,022	55.8	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Devine	1,708	31.5	N/A
	Independent Nationalist	Jasper Tulley	687	12.7	New
Majority			1,314	24.3	N/A
Turnout			5,417	67.7	N/A
Registered electors			7,997
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1918: North Roscommon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	George Noble Plunkett	Unopposed
Registered electors			21,258
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

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

• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)