# North Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)

North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Roscommon.
1885–1922: The baronies of Ballintober North, Boyle and Frenchpark, and that part of the barony of Roscommon not contained in the constituency of South Roscommon.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Nationalist |
| | 1892 | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1895 | James Joseph O'Kelly | Parnellite Nationalist (Nationalist from 1900) |
| | 1917 | George Noble Plunkett | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | 4,664 | 72.1 | |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Mullany | 1,438 | 22.2 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Caleb Robertson | 366 | 5.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,226 | 49.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,468 | 74.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,682 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,682 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin | 3,251 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,199 | 49.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,450 | 68.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,730 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | James Joseph O'Kelly | 3,411 | 53.8 | +4.2 |
| | Irish National Federation | Thomas Condon | 2,935 | 46.2 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,346 | 65.2 | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,739 | | |
| | Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,995 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,627 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,528 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Joseph O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,528 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
O'Kelly dies, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1917: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | 3,022 | 55.8 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Devine | 1,708 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Jasper Tulley | 687 | 12.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,314 | 24.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,417 | 67.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,997 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1918 general election: North Roscommon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | George Noble Plunkett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,258 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |