County Leitrim was a

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, represented in the

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of the

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. It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...

Members of Parliament

MPs 1801–85

MPs 1918–22

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Clements' death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Montgomery resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Gore succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Harlech, and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1910s

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) * * {{Leitrim constituencies Westminster constituencies in County Leitrim (historic) Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922