# Longford (UK Parliament constituency)

County Longford 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, and one MP from 1918 to 1922.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Longford.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1801–1885

| Year | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1801, 1 January | | Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, Bt | | | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | |
| 1802, 15 July | | Hon. Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen | | | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | |
| 1806, 25 November | | Viscount George Forbes | Whig | | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | |
| 1819, 15 October | | Viscount George Forbes | Whig | | Sir George Fetherston, Bt | Tory |
| 1830, 11 August | | Viscount George Forbes | Tory | | Anthony Lefroy | Tory |
| 1832, 22 December | | Luke White | Repeal Association | | James Halpin Rorke | Repeal Association |
| 1833, 2 April | | Viscount George Forbes | Tory | | Anthony Lefroy | Tory |
| 1834, 18 December | | Viscount George Forbes | Conservative | | Anthony Lefroy | Conservative |
| 1836, 30 December | | Luke White | Repeal Association | | Anthony Lefroy | Conservative |
| 1837, 5 May | | Charles Fox | Conservative | | Anthony Lefroy | Conservative |
| 1837, 18 August | | Luke White | Repeal Association | | Henry White | Repeal Association |
| 1842, 18 April | | Anthony Lefroy | Conservative | | Henry White | Repeal Association |
| 1847, 13 August | | Samuel Blackall | Repeal Association | | Richard Maxwell Fox | Repeal Association |
| 1851, 21 April | | Richard More O'Ferrall | Whig | | Richard Maxwell Fox | Repeal Association |
| 1852, 19 July | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Ind. Irish | | Richard Maxwell Fox | Ind. Irish |
| 1856, 13 May | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Ind. Irish | | Henry George Hughes | Whig |
| 1857, 16 April | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Whig | | Henry White | Whig |
| 1859, 9 May | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Liberal | | Henry White | Liberal |
| 1861, 4 July | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Liberal | | Luke White | Liberal |
| 1862, 7 March | | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Liberal | | Myles O'Reilly | Liberal |
| 1869, 31 December | | Hon. Reginald Greville-Nugent | Liberal | | Myles O'Reilly | Liberal |
| 1870, 16 May | | Hon. George Greville-Nugent | Liberal | | Myles O'Reilly | Liberal |
| 1874, 12 February | | George Errington | Home Rule League | | Myles O'Reilly | Home Rule League |
| 1879, 5 April | | George Errington | Home Rule League | | Justin McCarthy | Home Rule League |
| 1885 | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford | Constituency divided: see North Longford and South Longford |

### MPs 1918–1922

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Note |
| 1918 | 1918 | Single member constituency created | Single member constituency created | Single member constituency created |
| | 1918, December 14 | Joseph McGuinness | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster |
| | 1922, May 31 | Seat left vacant after the death of McGuinness | Seat left vacant after the death of McGuinness | Seat left vacant after the death of McGuinness |
| 1922, October 26 | 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished. Succeeded by Longford–Westmeath constituency in Dáil Éireann | UK constituency abolished. Succeeded by Longford–Westmeath constituency in Dáil Éireann | UK constituency abolished. Succeeded by Longford–Westmeath constituency in Dáil Éireann |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1800s

MPs co-opted from the Irish Parliament, 1801: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Tory | Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 1802: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory | Hon. Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1806: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1807: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A' |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1810s

General election 1812: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1818: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Sir Thomas Fetherston died, causing a by-election.
1819 Longford by-election: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Sir George Fetherston, Bt | 618 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | Luke White | 371 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 25.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |

### Elections in the 1820s

General election 1820: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir George Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1826: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | Sir George Fetherston, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Whig | Viscount George Forbes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Forbes | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Anthony Lefroy | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 367 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1831: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Forbes | 211 | 37.6 |
| | Tory | Anthony Lefroy | 202 | 36.0 |
| | Whig | Luke White | 130 | 23.2 |
| | Whig | Joseph Denis Mullen | 18 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 281 | c. 76.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 367 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Luke White | 649 | 26.3 | +3.1 |
| | Irish Repeal | James Halpin Rourke | 645 | 26.2 | New |
| | Tory | George Forbes | 587 | 23.8 | −13.8 |
| | Tory | Anthony Lefroy | 582 | 23.6 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 97.0 | c. +20.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,294 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Swing | +8.1 | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Swing | N/A | |
On petition, a House of Commons Select Committee inquiry disqualified 73 votes and declared Forbes and Lefroy the winners of the election.
General election 1835: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viscount George Forbes | 797 | 43.5 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 549 | 30.0 | +6.4 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Luke White | 424 | 23.2 | −3.0 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Henry White | 61 | 3.3 | −22.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 987 | 62.4 | −34.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,581 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +16.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +9.7 | |
Viscount Forbes died, causing a by-election.
By-election, 30 December 1836: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Luke White | 619 | 54.1 | +27.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Fox (Irish politician) | 526 | 45.9 | −27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | c. 72.4 | c. +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,581 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +27.6 | |
On petition, a House of Commons committee inquiry disqualified 94 votes and declared Fox the winner of the election by a majority of 1.
General election 1837: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Luke White | 671 | 27.3 | +4.1 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Henry White | 667 | 27.2 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 561 | 22.9 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Fox (Irish politician) | 556 | 22.6 | −20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 72.4 | +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,736 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.1 | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.0 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Luke White | 621 | 36.0 | +8.7 |
| | Irish Repeal | Henry White | 621 | 36.0 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 482 | 28.0 | −17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 8.0 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,102 | 70.2 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,569 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
On petition, a House of Commons committee began an inquiry into the votes cast for Luke White, but he withdrew his candidacy after 1 vote was examined and Lefroy was declared elected on 18 April 1842 .
General election 1847: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Samuel Blackall | 447 | 28.7 | −7.3 |
| | Irish Repeal | Richard Maxwell Fox | 433 | 27.8 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 352 | 22.6 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Harman King-Harman | 323 | 20.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 5.2 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 (est) | 64.2 (est) | −6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,211 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −7.5 | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Blackall was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, causing a by-election.
By-election, 21 April 1851: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | 938 | 92.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Warner Wilson Sleator | 80 | 7.9 | −35.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 84.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | 43.9 | −20.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,321 | | |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1852: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | Fulke Greville | 1,066 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Independent Irish | Richard Maxwell Fox | 1,019 | 48.9 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Harman King-Harman | 0 | 0.0 | −43.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 48.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,043 (est) | 44.9 (est) | −19.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,321 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
Fox's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 13 May 1856: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry George Hughes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish |
General election 1857: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry White | 1,561 | 44.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | Fulke Greville | 1,197 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | William Francis Forbes | 722 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 13.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,740 (est) | 67.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,577 | | |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry White | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Fulke Greville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,869 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

White's resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 4 July 1861: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Luke White | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
White was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 7 March 1862: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Myles O'Reilly | 1,468 | 62.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Luke White | 892 | 37.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 24.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 82.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,861 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1865: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Myles O'Reilly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Fulke Greville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,767 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Myles O'Reilly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Fulke Greville-Nugent | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,815 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Greville-Nugent was created Lord Greville, causing a by-election.
By-election, 31 December 1869: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reginald Greville-Nugent | 1,578 | 79.3 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Martin | 411 | 20.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 58.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | 70.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,815 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

On petition, Greville-Nugent was unseated.
By-election, 16 May 1870: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Greville-Nugent | 1,217 | 56.9 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | Edward King-Harman | 923 | 43.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 76.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,815 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1874: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Myles O'Reilly | 1,811 | 45.2 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | George Errington | 1,740 | 43.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal-Conservative | George Slator | 432 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | James McCalmont | 26 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,308 | 32.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 (est) | 73.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,753 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal |
O'Reilly was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Intermediate Education and resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 4 Apr 1879: Longford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Justin McCarthy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,640 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Longford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | George Errington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Parnellite Home Rule League | Justin McCarthy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,626 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph McGuinness | 11,122 | 72.7 | |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Patrick Farrell | 4,173 | 27.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,949 | 45.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,295 | 74.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,449 | | |
| | 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) |