Longford was a
parliamentary constituency
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in
Ireland
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, which returned two
Members of Parliament
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(MPs) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1801 to 1885, and one MP from 1918 to 1922.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of
County Longford
County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,634 ...
.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1801–1885
MPs 1918–1922
Elections
Elections in the 1800s
Elections in the 1810s
Sir Thomas Fetherston died, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1820s
Elections in the 1830s
On petition, a House of Commons Select Committee inquiry disqualified 73 votes and declared Forbes and Lefroy the winners of the election.
Viscount Forbes died, causing a by-election.
On petition, a House of Commons committee inquiry disqualified 94 votes and declared Fox the winner of the election by a majority of 1.
Elections in the 1840s
On petition, a House of Commons committee began an inquiry into the votes cast for Luke White, but he withdrew his candidacy after 1 vote was examined and Lefroy was declared elected on 18 April 1842
.
Elections in the 1850s
Blackall was appointed
Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, causing a by-election.
Fox's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
White's resignation caused a by-election.
White was appointed a
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
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, requiring a by-election.
Greville-Nugent was created Lord Greville, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
On petition, Greville-Nugent was unseated.
O'Reilly was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Intermediate Education and resigned, 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)
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