North Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
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North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland
, returning one Member of Parliament
(MP) 1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885
the area was part of the Meath constituency
. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Ireland
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, returning one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) 1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
the area was part of the Meath constituency
Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
Meath was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Members of Parliament:-References:...
. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885–1886 | Kevin Izod O'Doherty Kevin Izod O'Doherty Kevin Izod O'Doherty was an Irish Australian politician.-Biography:O'Doherty was born in Dublin on 7 September 1823, although other sources indicate that he may have been born in June 1824 and Charles Gavan Duffy, in his My Life in Two Hemispheres, states that O'Doherty was still under age when he... |
Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at... |
| 1886–1890 | Pierce Charles de Lacy Mahony Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony , known up to 1901 as Pierce Mahony, and from 1912 also as The O'Mahony of Kerry, was an Irish Protestant nationalist politician and philanthropist, who practised as a barrister from 1898 to 1900... |
Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at... |
| 1891–1892 | Parnellite | |
| 1892 | Michael Davitt Michael Davitt Michael Davitt was an Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator, a social campaigner, labour leader, journalist, Home Rule constitutional politician and Member of Parliament , who founded the Irish National Land League.- Early years :Michael Davitt was born in Straide, County Mayo,... |
Anti-Parnellite |
| 1893–1900 | James Gibney James Gibney James Gibney was an Irish Nationalist politician. An anti-Parnellite, he was Member of Parliament for North Meath from 1893 to 1900.... |
Anti-Parnellite |
| 1900–1918 | Patrick White Patrick White (politician) Patrick White was an Irish Nationalist politician. A member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, he was Member of Parliament for North Meath from 1900 to 1918.... |
Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at... |
| 1918 | Liam Mellows Liam Mellows Liam Mellows was an Irish Republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England, Mellows grew up in County Wexford in Ireland. He was active with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers, and participated in the Easter Rising in County Galway, and the War of Independence... |
Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... |
| 1918–1922 | vacant | |
Source
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)