West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

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

West 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[edit]

This constituency comprised the western part of County Mayo.

1885–1922: The baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk, and that part of the barony of Carra not contained within the constituency of South Mayo.

1885 general election: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Deasy	4,790	97.3
	Irish Conservative	Robert Vesey Stoney	131	2.7
Majority			4,659	94.6
Turnout			4,921	61.4
Registered electors			8,009
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1892 general election: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	John Deasy	3,456	85.0	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	John O'Connor Power	611	15.0	New
Majority			2,845	70.0	N/A
Turnout			4,067	38.2	N/A
Registered electors			10,644
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

Deasy resigns, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1893: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Robert Ambrose	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,262
	Irish National Federation hold

1895 general election: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Robert Ambrose	Unopposed
Registered electors			10,900
	Irish National Federation hold

December 1910 general election: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	William Doris	3,931	78.4	*N/A*
	All-for-Ireland	William O'Brien	1,082	21.6	New
Majority			2,849	56.8	N/A
Turnout			5,013	60.7	N/A
Registered electors			8,261
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

1918 general election: West Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Joseph MacBride	10,195	86.7	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	William Doris	1,568	13.3	−65.1
Majority			8,627	73.4	N/A
Turnout			11,763	54.3	−6.4
Registered electors			21,667
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

The 65.1% drop in the Irish Parliamentary Party vote is the largest decrease in a party's vote between successive House of Commons elections in a single constituency. Between elections, the First World War and Easter Rising had changed the political landscape, and the Representation of the People Act 1918 had greatly increased the electorate.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 366, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
^ "The Irish General Election of 1918". www.ark.ac.uk.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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West Mayo
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Mayo
Replaced by	Mayo North and West