Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 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.
History
The constituency was created at the
Act of Union 1800
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, replacing the earlier
Mayo constituency in the pre-union
Parliament of Ireland
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. Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
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it was divided into four new single-seat constituencies: see
East Mayo,
North Mayo,
South Mayo and
West Mayo.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole 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 ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
''The elections in this constituency took place using the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
electoral system.''
Elections in the 1830s
Browne was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st
Baron Oranmore and causing a by-election.
* ''Note (1836): Walker suggests 609 votes were placed for Robert Browne, and none for John Browne, but Stooks Smith's figures have been used above.
Elections in the 1840s
Brabazon's death caused a by-election.
Blake resigned by accepting the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
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, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Browne's death caused a by-election.
On petition, Moore was unseated, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Moore's death caused a by-election.
On petition, Browne and Tighe were unseated.
Elections in the 1880s
Parnell was also elected MP for
Cork City
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ...
and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
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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{{Mayo constituencies
Westminster constituencies in County Mayo (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885