West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one

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1885–1922. Prior to the

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the area was part of the

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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 western part of

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

, consisting of the baronies of Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan and Moyarta, and those parts of the baronies of Inchiquin and Islands not contained within the constituency of

East Clare East Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Clare (UK Parl ...

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

* Death of Halpin

Elections in the 1910s

References

* * Historic constituencies in County Clare Westminster constituencies in County Clare (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