West Clare
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromClare
Replaced byClare

West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Clare constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County 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 of East Clare.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
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

Elections in the 1880s

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 Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 6 July 1886: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Jeremiah Jordan Unopposed
Registered electors 9,813
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

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 League gain from Irish 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 Federation gain from Irish National League Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 5 October 1900: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Eustace Jameson Unopposed
Registered electors 10,683
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 18 January 1906: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Halpin Unopposed
Registered electors 8,989
Irish Parliamentary hold
  • Death of Halpin
By-election 3 September 1909: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur Lynch Unopposed
Registered electors 8,854
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election 19 January 1910: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur Lynch Unopposed
Registered electors 8,834
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 8 December 1910: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur Lynch Unopposed
Registered electors 8,834
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 14 December 1918: Clare West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Brian O'Higgins Unopposed
Registered electors 21,674
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 333–334, 385. ISBN 0901714127.


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