| South Sligo | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Sligo |
| Replaced by | Sligo–Mayo East |
South Sligo 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 County Sligo constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Sligo.
1885–1922: The baronies of Coolavin, Corran and Tirerrill, and that part of the Barony of Leyny not contained within the constituency of North Sligo.
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas Sexton | Nationalist |
| 1887 | Edward Joseph Kennedy | Nationalist |
| 1888 | Edmund Leamy | Nationalist |
| 1892 | Thomas Curran | Anti-Parnellite |
| 1900 | John O'Dowd | Nationalist |
| 1918 | Alexander McCabe | Sinn Féin |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sexton | 5,151 | 90.5 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Alexander Perceval | 541 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 4,610 | 81.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,692 | 74.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,693 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sexton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,693 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Sexton is also elected MP for Belfast North and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Joseph Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,209 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Kennedy resigns, causing a second by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,447 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Bartholomew Curran | 4,300 | 88.7 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | John ffolliott | 548 | 11.3 | New | |
| Majority | 3,752 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,848 | 60.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,055 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Bartholomew Curran | 3,717 | 87.7 | −1.0 | |
| Irish Unionist | James Campbell | 522 | 12.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 3,195 | 75.4 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,239 | 58.9 | −1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,203 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,670 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,273 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,096 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Alexander McCabe | 9,113 | 82.1 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Dowd | 1,988 | 17.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,125 | 64.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,101 | 61.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 18,013 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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