South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one

Members 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 of ...

(MP) to the House of Commons of the

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. Before the 1885 general election 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

Irish parliamentary constituencies 1885 - 1922 South Longford

This constituency comprised the southern 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 baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of

North Longford North Longford was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons 1885–1918. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 19 ...

Members of Parliament

¹Nationalist from 1900

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Connolly resigns, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Blake resigns, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1910s

Phillips dies, causing a by-election.

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