West Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

West Clare
West Clare
Formercounty constituency; for theHouse of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Clare
Replaced by	Clare

West Clarewas a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning oneMember of Parliament1885–1922.

Prior to the1885 United Kingdom general electionthe area was part of theClareconstituency. From 1922, on the establishment of theIrish Free State,it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries[edit]

This constituency comprised the western part ofCounty Clare,consisting of the baronies of Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan and Moyarta, and those parts of the baronies of Inchiquin and Islands not contained within the constituency ofEast Clare.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Jeremiah Jordan	Nationalist
	1892	James Rochfort Maguire	Parnellite Nationalist
	1895	John Eustace Jameson	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900		Nationalist
	1904		Unionist
	1906	James Halpin	Nationalist
	1909	Arthur Lynch	Nationalist
	1918	Brian O'Higgins	Sinn Féin
1922		constituency abolished

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1 December 1885:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Jeremiah Jordan	6,763	95.9
	Irish Conservative	Robert William Carey Reeves	289	4.1
Majority			6474	91.8
Turnout			7,052	71.9
Registered electors			9,813
	Irish Parliamentarywin(new seat)

General election 6 July 1886:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Jeremiah Jordan	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,813
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 14 July 1892:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National League	James Rochfort Maguire	3,878	57.5	*N/A*
	Irish National Federation	Bernard O’Connor	2,871	42.5	N/A
Majority			1,007	15.0	N/A
Turnout			6,749	60.9	N/A
Registered electors			11,077
	Irish National LeaguegainfromIrish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 23 July 1895:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	John Eustace Jameson	3,376	53.2	+10.7
	Irish National League	James Rochfort Maguire	2,973	46.8	−10.7
Majority			403	6.4	N/A
Turnout			6,349	60.5	−0.4
Registered electors			10,488
	Irish National FederationgainfromIrish National League		Swing	+10.7

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 5 October 1900:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Eustace Jameson	Unopposed
Registered electors			10,683
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

General election 18 January 1906:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Halpin	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,989
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

Death of Halpin

By-election 3 September 1909:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Arthur Lynch	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,854
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election 19 January 1910:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Arthur Lynch	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,834
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

General election 8 December 1910:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Arthur Lynch	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,834
	Irish Parliamentaryhold

General Election 14 December 1918:Clare West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Sinn Féin	Brian O'Higgins	Unopposed
Registered electors			21,674
	Sinn FéingainfromIrish Parliamentary

References[edit]

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^jWalker, B.M., ed. (1978).Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922.Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 333–334, 385.ISBN 0901714127.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978).Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922.Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.ISBN 0901714127.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)

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