East Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the
1885 general election the area was part of the
Mayo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the
Irish Free State
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, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...
.
1885–1922: That part of the barony of Costello not contained within the constituency of
South Mayo and that part of the barony of Gallen not contained within the constituency of
North Mayo.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
References
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Westminster constituencies in County Mayo (historic)
Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922
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