North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

North Mayo
North Mayo
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Mayo
Replaced by	Mayo North and West

North Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the two-seat Mayo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Mayo.

1885–1922: The baronies of Erris and Tirawley, and that part of the barony of Gallen contained within the parishes of Attymass and Kilgarvan.

1885 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Daniel Crilly	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,413
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1892 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Daniel Crilly	2,201	61.2	*N/A*
	Irish National League	Bernard Egan	1,397	38.8	N/A
Majority			804	22.4	N/A
Turnout			3,598	52.4	N/A
Registered electors			6,860
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1895 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Daniel Crilly	1,937	59.5	−1.7
	Irish National League	Bernard Egan	1,316	40.5	+1.7
Majority			621	19.0	−3.4
Turnout			3,253	46.3	−6.1
Registered electors			7,029
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.7

1900 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Conor O'Kelly	2,504	69.2	+9.7
	Healyite Nationalist	William Martin Murphy	1,116	30.8	New
Majority			1,388	38.4	+19.4
Turnout			3,620	47.1	+0.8
Registered electors			7,686
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

January 1910 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Daniel Boyle	1,861	50.5	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	Bernard Egan	1,821	49.5	New
Majority			40	1.0	N/A
Turnout			3,682	52.8	N/A
Registered electors			6,977
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

1918 general election: North Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	John Crowley	7,429	80.8	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	Daniel Boyle	1,761	19.2	N/A
Majority			5,668	61.6	N/A
Turnout			9,190	43.3	N/A
Registered electors			21,212
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 365–366, 394. ISBN 0901714127.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)

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