North Longford was a UK

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. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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1885–1918. Prior to the

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and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the

Longford Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...

constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part 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 46,6 ...

. 1885–1918: The barony of Granard, that part of the barony of Longford consisting of the parish of Killoe and the townland of Kiltyreher in the parish of Templemichael, and that part of the barony of Ardagh contained within the parishes of Mostrim and Street, the townlands of Cartronreagh and Rinvanny in the parish of Clonbroney, and the townland of Castlenugent in the parish of Granard.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

McCarthy is also elected MP for Londonderry City and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

* * Westminster constituencies in County Longford (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 {{Ireland-UK-hist-constituency-stub