North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the
1885 general election the area was part of the
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of
County Roscommon.
1885–1922: The baronies of
Ballintober North,
Boyle and
Frenchpark
Frenchpark, historically known as Dungar (), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland on the N5 national primary road. It was the home of Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland.
The nearby French Park Estate was until 1952 the ancestr ...
, and that part of the
barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of
South Roscommon.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.
References
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Historic constituencies in County Roscommon
Westminster constituencies in County Roscommon (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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