# Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

County Leitrim was a Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Leitrim.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1801–85

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1801 | | Nathaniel Clements, Viscount Clements, later Earl of Leitrim | Whig | | Theophilus Jones | Tory |
| 1802 | | Nathaniel Clements, Viscount Clements, later Earl of Leitrim | Whig | | Peter La Touche | Whig |
| 1805 by-election | | Henry John Clements | Tory | | Peter La Touche | Whig |
| 1806 | | Henry John Clements | Tory | | William Gore | |
| 1807 | | Henry John Clements | Tory | | John La Touche | Whig |
| 1818 | | Luke White | Tory | | John La Touche | Whig |
| 1820 | | Luke White | Tory | | John Marcus Clements | Tory |
| 1824 by-election | | Samuel White | Whig | | John Marcus Clements | Tory |
| 1826 | | Samuel White | Whig | | Robert Clements, Viscount Clements | Whig |
| 1830 | | Samuel White | Whig | | John Marcus Clements | Tory |
| 1832 | | Samuel White | Whig | | Robert Clements, Viscount Clements | Whig |
| 1839 by-election | | Samuel White | Whig | | William Clements, Viscount Clements, later Earl of Leitrim | Whig |
| 1847 | | Edward King-Tenison | Whig | | Charles Skeffington Clements | Whig |
| 1852 | | Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | Conservative | | John Brady | Ind. Irish |
| 1858 by-election | | William Ormsby-Gore, later Baron Harlech | Conservative | | John Brady | Ind. Irish |
| 1859 | | William Ormsby-Gore, later Baron Harlech | Conservative | | John Brady | Liberal |
| 1865 | | William Ormsby-Gore, later Baron Harlech | Conservative | | John Brady | Liberal |
| 1868 | | William Ormsby-Gore, later Baron Harlech | Conservative | | John Brady | Liberal |
| 1874 | | William Ormsby-Gore, later Baron Harlech | Conservative | | John Brady | Home Rule |
| 1876 by-election | | Francis O'Beirne | Home Rule | | John Brady | Home Rule |
| 1880 | | Francis O'Beirne | Home Rule | | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | Conservative |
| 1885 | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim | Constituency divided: see North Leitrim and South Leitrim |

### MPs 1918–22

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Note |
| 1918 | 1918 | Single member constituency created | Single member constituency created | Single member constituency created |
| | 1918, December 14 | James Dolan | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster |
| 1922, October 26 | 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished | UK constituency abolished | UK constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Marcus Clements | 285 | 39.6 |
| | Whig | Samuel White | 218 | 30.3 |
| | Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | 212 | 29.5 |
| | Whig | Luke White | 4 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 436 | 72.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 602 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 9.3 |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Marcus Clements | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 602 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Samuel White | 730 | 39.1 |
| | Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | 625 | 33.5 |
| | Tory | John Marcus Clements | 513 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 92.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,318 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1835: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,437 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Robert Bermingham Clements | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,734 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Clements' death caused a by-election.
By-election, 6 March 1839: Leitrim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Clements | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Samuel White | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Clements | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,488 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1847: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward King-Tenison | 389 | 34.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | Charles Skeffington Clements | 376 | 33.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Robert Godley | 329 | 29.2 | New |
| | Independent | John Reynolds Dickson | 32 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 563 (est) | 41.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,357 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | 617 | 36.1 | +6.9 |
| | Independent Irish | John Brady | 551 | 32.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Charles Skeffington Clements | 540 | 31.6 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 854 (est) | 67.5 (est) | +26.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,265 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent Irish gain from Whig | Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | 1,577 | 49.7 | +13.6 |
| | Independent Irish | John Brady | 1,006 | 31.7 | −0.6 |
| | Whig | Edward King-Tenison | 591 | 18.6 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 (est) | 60.4 (est) | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,628 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 986 | 20.1 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 13.1 | +12.4 |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Montgomery resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.
By-election, 17 May 1858: Leitrim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | John Brady | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,404 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | 1,383 | 42.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Brady | 1,011 | 30.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward King-Tenison | 892 | 27.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 (est) | 97.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,389 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | John Brady | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,637 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | John Brady | 1,313 | 37.9 | New |
| | Conservative | William Ormsby-Gore | 1,098 | 31.7 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 1,055 | 30.4 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,282 (est) | 88.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,571 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Gore succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Harlech, and causing a by-election.
1876 Leitrim by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 1,276 | 58.9 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 885 | 40.8 | +9.1 |
| | Home Rule | Charles McGowan | 7 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,168 | 85.4 | −3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,383 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Conservative | Home Rule gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Leitrim (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 1,038 | 33.1 | +1.4 |
| | Home Rule | Francis O'Beirne | 837 | 26.7 | −10.2 |
| | Home Rule | Thomas Quinn | 668 | 21.3 | −10.4 |
| | Home Rule | Isaac Nelson | 593 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 6.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 (est) | 87.6 (est) | −1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Leitrim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | James Dolan | 17,711 | 85.1 | |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Gerald Farrell | 3,096 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,615 | 70.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,807 | 69.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,079 | | |
| | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) |