Created from Dundalk and Louth Replaced by Dundalk, County Louth | Number of members 1 | |
North Louth 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 from 1885 to 1918. Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.
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This constituency comprised the northern part of County Louth. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Louth, Lower and Upper Dundalk, the parish of Killany. and that part of the parish of Louth included in the Barony of Ardee.
Elections in the 1880s
At the 1886 general election, Joseph Nolan won without facing a contest.Elections in the 1900s
At the 1906 general election, Timothy Michael Healy won without facing a contest.Elections in the 1910s
The general election result was overturned by petition. Augustine Roche won the by-election in 1911, without facing an opponent.References
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