Ossory, a division of Queen's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one
Member of Parliament to the
United Kingdom House of Commons
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from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the
1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the
Queen's County constituency. After the establishment of the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish-language, Irish name ( , ), was a State (polity), state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-ye ...
in 1922, it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as Laois was no longer part of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of
Queen's County now known as
County Laois
County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...
.
The
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885"). It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that r ...
defined the division as including the Baronies of
Clandonagh,
Clarmallagh,
Maryborough West,
Tinnahinch, and
Upper Woods
Upper Woods or Upperwoods () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Laois (formerly called ''Queen's County'' or ''County Leix''), Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Etymology
Upper Woods barony is named after the forests of the Slieve Bloom Mount ...
, and that part of the Barony of
Portnahinch contained within the parish of Ardea.
Members of Parliament
Note:-
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a O'Connor was returned by more than one seat and elected to sit for
East Donegal.
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
O'Connor is also elected MP for
East Donegal and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Delany's death causes a by-election.
References
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Historic constituencies in County Laois
Westminster constituencies in Queen's County (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
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