North Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in

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, returning one

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(MP) from 1885 to 1922. Prior to the

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the area was part of the Meath constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the

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, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of

County Meath County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...

. 1885–1922: The baronies of Fore,

Kells Lower Kells Lower (or Lower Kells, ga, Ceanannas Íochtarach) is a barony in County Meath, Ireland. Location Kells Lower lies to the north of the town of Kells, County Meath Kells (; ) is a town in County Meath, Ireland. The town lies off the ...

, Kells Upper, Morgallion, Slane Lower and Slane Upper, that part of the barony of Navan Lower not contained within the constituency of South Meath, and that part of the barony of Skreen contained within the parishes of Ardmulchan and Athlumney.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

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Footnotes

Westminster constituencies in County Meath (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 {{Ireland-UK-hist-constituency-stub