County Mayo | |
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Former
county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Mayo |
1801– 1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Mayo (IHC) |
Replaced by |
County Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
The constituency was created in 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800, succeeding the earlier County Mayo constituency in the pre-union Parliament of Ireland. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 it was divided into four new single-seat constituencies: East Mayo, North Mayo, South Mayo and West Mayo.
This constituency comprised the whole of County Mayo.
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.[ citation needed]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | James Browne | 402 | 40.4 | ||
Whig | Dominick Browne | 376 | 37.8 | ||
Whig | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 217 | 21.8 | ||
Nonpartisan | George Vaughan Jackson | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Turnout | 624 | 59.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,055 | ||||
Majority | 26 | 2.6 | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Majority | 159 | 16.0 | |||
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Denis Browne | 469 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 415 | 38.1 | +0.3 | |
Whig | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 206 | 18.9 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 209 | 19.2 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | c. 545 | c. 51.7 | c. −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,055 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Denis Browne | 666 | 35.0 | −8.0 | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 628 | 33.0 | −5.1 | |
Irish Repeal | William Brabazon | 611 | 32.1 | New | |
Majority | 17 | 0.9 | −18.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,234 | 91.4 | c. +39.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | William Brabazon | 828 | 42.6 | +14.5 | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 623 | 32.1 | −0.9 | |
Whig | John Denis Browne | 430 | 22.1 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | John D Ellard | 62 | 3.2 | New | |
Turnout | c. 972 | c. 75.3 | c. −16.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,290 | ||||
Majority | 205 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +10.5 | |||
Majority | 193 | 10.0 | +9.1 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Browne was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Oranmore and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | Robert Dillon Browne | 599 | 66.3 | +23.7 | |
Whig | John Denis Browne | 305 | 33.7 | −20.5 | |
Majority | 294 | 32.4 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 904 | 60.6 | c. −14.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,491 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +22.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | William Brabazon | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | Robert Dillon Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,028 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Brabazon's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Mark Blake | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Mark Blake | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Robert Dillon Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,064 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Blake resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 477 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Whig | George Henry Moore | 417 | 46.6 | New | |
Majority | 60 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 894 | 57.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 (1847 figure) | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Henry Moore | 504 | 61.3 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Robert Dillon Browne | 254 | 30.9 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 53 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | John Denis Browne | 11 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 250 | 30.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 411 (est) | 26.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A |
Browne's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 141 | 60.3 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Isaac Butt | 93 | 39.7 | New | |
Majority | 48 | 20.6 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 234 | 15.1 | −11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | George Henry Moore | 692 | 40.7 | −20.6 | |
Independent Irish | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 649 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | James McAlpine | 360 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 289 | 17.0 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 960 (est) | 68.8 (est) | +42.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,395 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Palmer | 1,225 | 35.9 | +14.7 | |
Independent Irish | George Henry Moore | 1,150 | 33.7 | −7.0 | |
Whig | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 1,037 | 30.4 | −7.8 | |
Turnout | 1,706 (est) | 73.0 (est) | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,338 | ||||
Majority | 75 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +14.8 | |||
Majority | 113 | 3.3 | −13.7 | ||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | −7.2 |
On petition, Moore was unseated, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Roger Palmer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,779 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Bingham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,679 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Henry Moore | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Bingham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,783 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Moore's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Eakins Browne | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | Unopposed | |||
Home Rule | Thomas Tighe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,608 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Conservative | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
On petition, Browne and Tighe were unseated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | 1,330 | 33.9 | N/A | |
Home Rule | John O'Connor Power | 1,319 | 33.6 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Thomas Tighe | 1,279 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 40 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,964 (est) | 54.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,608 | ||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
Home Rule hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | John O'Connor Power | 1,645 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1,565 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | 628 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 937 | 24.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,273 (est) | 70.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,221 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Parnell was also elected MP for Cork City and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Isaac Nelson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,221 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
County Mayo | |
---|---|
Former
county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Mayo |
1801– 1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Mayo (IHC) |
Replaced by |
County Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
The constituency was created in 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800, succeeding the earlier County Mayo constituency in the pre-union Parliament of Ireland. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 it was divided into four new single-seat constituencies: East Mayo, North Mayo, South Mayo and West Mayo.
This constituency comprised the whole of County Mayo.
The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.[ citation needed]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | James Browne | 402 | 40.4 | ||
Whig | Dominick Browne | 376 | 37.8 | ||
Whig | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 217 | 21.8 | ||
Nonpartisan | George Vaughan Jackson | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Turnout | 624 | 59.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,055 | ||||
Majority | 26 | 2.6 | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Majority | 159 | 16.0 | |||
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Denis Browne | 469 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 415 | 38.1 | +0.3 | |
Whig | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 206 | 18.9 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 209 | 19.2 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | c. 545 | c. 51.7 | c. −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,055 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Denis Browne | 666 | 35.0 | −8.0 | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 628 | 33.0 | −5.1 | |
Irish Repeal | William Brabazon | 611 | 32.1 | New | |
Majority | 17 | 0.9 | −18.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,234 | 91.4 | c. +39.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | William Brabazon | 828 | 42.6 | +14.5 | |
Whig | Dominick Browne | 623 | 32.1 | −0.9 | |
Whig | John Denis Browne | 430 | 22.1 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | John D Ellard | 62 | 3.2 | New | |
Turnout | c. 972 | c. 75.3 | c. −16.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,290 | ||||
Majority | 205 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +10.5 | |||
Majority | 193 | 10.0 | +9.1 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Browne was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Oranmore and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | Robert Dillon Browne | 599 | 66.3 | +23.7 | |
Whig | John Denis Browne | 305 | 33.7 | −20.5 | |
Majority | 294 | 32.4 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 904 | 60.6 | c. −14.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,491 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +22.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | William Brabazon | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal ( Whig) | Robert Dillon Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,028 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Brabazon's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Mark Blake | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Mark Blake | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Robert Dillon Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,064 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Blake resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 477 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Whig | George Henry Moore | 417 | 46.6 | New | |
Majority | 60 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 894 | 57.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 (1847 figure) | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Henry Moore | 504 | 61.3 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Robert Dillon Browne | 254 | 30.9 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Joseph Myles McDonnell | 53 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | John Denis Browne | 11 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 250 | 30.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 411 (est) | 26.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A |
Browne's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 141 | 60.3 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Isaac Butt | 93 | 39.7 | New | |
Majority | 48 | 20.6 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 234 | 15.1 | −11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,551 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | George Henry Moore | 692 | 40.7 | −20.6 | |
Independent Irish | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 649 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | James McAlpine | 360 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 289 | 17.0 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 960 (est) | 68.8 (est) | +42.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,395 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Palmer | 1,225 | 35.9 | +14.7 | |
Independent Irish | George Henry Moore | 1,150 | 33.7 | −7.0 | |
Whig | George Gore Ousley Higgins | 1,037 | 30.4 | −7.8 | |
Turnout | 1,706 (est) | 73.0 (est) | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,338 | ||||
Majority | 75 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +14.8 | |||
Majority | 113 | 3.3 | −13.7 | ||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | −7.2 |
On petition, Moore was unseated, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Roger Palmer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,779 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Browne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Bingham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,679 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Henry Moore | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Bingham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,783 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Moore's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Eakins Browne | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | Unopposed | |||
Home Rule | Thomas Tighe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,608 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Conservative | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
On petition, Browne and Tighe were unseated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | 1,330 | 33.9 | N/A | |
Home Rule | John O'Connor Power | 1,319 | 33.6 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Thomas Tighe | 1,279 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 40 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,964 (est) | 54.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,608 | ||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
Home Rule hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | John O'Connor Power | 1,645 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1,565 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Home Rule | George Eakins Browne | 628 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 937 | 24.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,273 (est) | 70.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,221 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Parnell was also elected MP for Cork City and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Isaac Nelson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,221 | ||||
Home Rule hold |