# North Meath

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{{Short description|UK House of Commons constituency (1885 to 1922)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name       = North Meath
|type       = county
|parliament = uk
|year       = 1885
|abolished  = 1922
|seats      = 1
|previous   = [Meath](/source/Meath_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|next       = [Louth–Meath](/source/Louth%E2%80%93Meath)
|}}

'''North Meath''' was a UK Parliament constituency in [Ireland](/source/Ireland), returning one [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the [1885 United Kingdom general election](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election) the area was part of the [Meath constituency](/source/Meath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). From 1922, on the establishment of the [Irish Free State](/source/Irish_Free_State), it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

==Boundaries==
This constituency comprised the northern part of [County Meath](/source/County_Meath).

'''1885–1922''': The baronies of Fore, [Kells Lower](/source/Kells_Lower), Kells Upper, Morgallion, Slane Lower and Slane Upper, that part of the barony of Navan Lower not contained within the constituency of [South Meath](/source/South_Meath), and that part of the [barony of Skreen](/source/barony_of_Skreen) contained within the parishes of Ardmulchan and Athlumney.

==Members of Parliament==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!|Years!!Member!!Party
|-
| 1885–1886
| [Kevin Izod O'Doherty](/source/Kevin_Izod_O'Doherty)
| [Irish Parliamentary Party](/source/Irish_Parliamentary_Party)
|-
| 1886–1890
|rowspan=2| [Pierce Mahony](/source/Pierce_Charles_de_Lacy_O'Mahony)
| [Irish Parliamentary Party](/source/Irish_Parliamentary_Party)
|-
| 1891–1892
| [Parnellite](/source/Parnellite)
|-
| 1892
| [Michael Davitt](/source/Michael_Davitt)
| [Irish National Federation](/source/Irish_National_Federation)
|-
| 1893–1900
| [James Gibney](/source/James_Gibney)
| [Irish National Federation](/source/Irish_National_Federation)
|-
| 1900–1918
| [Patrick White](/source/Patrick_White_(politician))
| [Irish Parliamentary Party](/source/Irish_Parliamentary_Party)
|-
| 1918
| [Liam Mellows](/source/Liam_Mellows)<ref>He was also elected for [Galway East](/source/East_Galway_(UK_Parliament_constituency))</ref>
| [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in)
|-
| 1918–1922
| '''vacant'''
| 
|-
|}

==Elections==

===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1885 general election](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker">{{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127|pages=367–368, 394}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Kevin Izod O'Doherty](/source/Kevin_Izod_O'Doherty)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 6,652
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1886 general election](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Pierce Mahony](/source/Pierce_Charles_de_Lacy_O'Mahony)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 6,652
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1890s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1892 general election](/source/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [Michael Davitt](/source/Michael_Davitt)
  |votes = 2,549
  |percentage = 54.3
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National League
  |candidate  = [Pierce Mahony](/source/Pierce_Charles_de_Lacy_O'Mahony)
  |votes = 2,146
  |percentage = 45.7
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 403
  |percentage = 8.6
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes = 4,695
  |percentage = 78.4
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 5,990
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner = Irish National Federation
  |loser     = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |swing = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

On petition, Davitt was unseated causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin |
  |title=By-election, 1893: North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [James Gibney](/source/James_Gibney)
  |votes = 2,635
  |percentage = 52.6
  |change = &minus;1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National League
  |candidate  = [Pierce Mahony](/source/Pierce_Charles_de_Lacy_O'Mahony)
  |votes = 2,377
  |percentage = 47.4
  |change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 258
  |percentage = 5.2
  |change = &minus;3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes = 5,012
  |percentage = 82.7
  |change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 6,059
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner = Irish National Federation
  |swing = &minus;1.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1895 general election](/source/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [James Gibney](/source/James_Gibney)
  |votes = 2,324
  |percentage = 50.3
  |change = &minus;4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National League
  |candidate  = [John Sweetman](/source/John_Sweetman)
  |votes = 2,292
  |percentage = 49.7
  |change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 32
  |percentage = 0.6
  |change = &minus;8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes = 4,616
  |percentage = 80.7
  |change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 5,721
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner = Irish National Federation
  |swing = &minus;4.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1900s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1900 general election](/source/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Patrick White](/source/Patrick_White_(politician))
  |votes = 1,453
  |percentage = 52.5
  |change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Healyite Nationalist
  |candidate  = [James Gibney](/source/James_Gibney)
  |votes = 1,316
  |percentage = 47.5
  |change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 137
  |percentage = 5.0
  |change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes = 2,769
  |percentage = 45.7
  |change = &minus;35.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 6,064
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1906 general election](/source/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Patrick White](/source/Patrick_White_(politician))
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 5,615
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1910s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[January 1910 general election](/source/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Patrick White](/source/Patrick_White_(politician))
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 5,662
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[December 1910 general election](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Patrick White](/source/Patrick_White_(politician))
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 5,662
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[1918 general election](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election): North Meath<ref name="walker"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Sinn Féin
  |candidate  = [Liam Mellows](/source/Liam_Mellows)
  |votes = 6,982
  |percentage = 65.0
  |change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = Patrick Joseph Cusack
  |votes = 3,758
  |percentage = 35.0
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 3,224
  |percentage = 30.0
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout| 
  |votes = 10,740
  |percentage = 73.0
  |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 14,716
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner = Sinn Féin
  |loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |swing = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=Brian M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}
*{{Rayment-hc|m|2|date=March 2012}}

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

{{Meath constituencies}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meath North}}
Category:Westminster constituencies in County Meath (historic)
Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922

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