South Louth (UK Parliament constituency)

South Louth
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Replaced by	County Louth
Created from	County Louth and Drogheda

South 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.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Louth including the towns of Drogheda and Ardee. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Ardee (except the parish of Killany, and that part of the parish of Louth included in the North Division), Drogheda and Ferrard, and the county of the town of Drogheda.

Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885–1890	T. P. Gill	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1892		Anti-Parnellite
1892–1895	Dr Daniel Ambrose	Anti-Parnellite
1896–1900	Richard McGhee	Anti-Parnellite
1900–1901	Joseph Nolan	Independent Nationalist
1901–1918		Irish Parliamentary Party
1918	constituency abolished: see County Louth

Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

General Election 1885: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	T.P. Gill	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

General Election 1886: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	T.P. Gill	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1892: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Dr. Daniel Ambrose	2,451		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	Joseph Nolan	1,126		N/A
Majority			1,325
Turnout
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1895: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Dr. Daniel Ambrose	2,006		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	Dr. Gubins Fitzgerald	1,044		N/A
Majority			681
Turnout
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	N/A

By-Election 19 March 1896: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Richard McGhee	1,626		N/A
	Parnellite Nationalist	J. P. Nolan	1,249		N/A
	Independent Nationalist	Philip Callan	459		N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1900: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Nationalist	Joseph Nolan	1,233		N/A
	Irish Parliamentary	Richard McGhee	934		N/A
Majority			681
Turnout
	Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General Election 1906: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary gain from Independent Nationalist		Swing	N/A

General Election January 1910: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General Election December 1910: South Louth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Nolan	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

References

• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
• Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1918
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)