# South Longford (UK Parliament constituency)

South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Before the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Longford constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Longford.
1885–1918: The baronies of Moydow, Rathcline and Shrule, and those parts of the baronies of Ardagh and Longford not contained within the constituency of North Longford.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Laurence Connolly | Nationalist |
| | 1888 | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Nationalist |
| | 1892 | Edward Blake | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist$^1$ |
| | 1907 | John Phillips | Nationalist |
| | 1917 | Joseph McGuinness | Sinn Féin |
| 1918 | 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Longford | Constituency abolished: see Longford |
$^1$Nationalist from 1900

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 4 December 1885: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | 3,046 | 90.5 | |
| | Irish Conservative | James Wilson | 321 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,725 | 81.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,367 | 76.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,426 | | |
| | 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) |
General election 7 July 1886: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Laurence Connolly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,426 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Connolly resigns, causing a by-election.
By-election 30 June 1888: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Gubbins Fitzgerald | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,590 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 13 July 1892: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | 2,544 | 88.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Henry Miller | 347 | 12.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,197 | 76.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | 62.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,614 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
General election 19 July 1895: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Edward Blake | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,604 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 4 October 1900: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,212 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 17 January 1906: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Blake | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,744 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Blake resigns, causing a by-election.
By-election 6 September 1907: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,747 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 21 January 1910: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,691 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 9 December 1910: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Phillips | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,691 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Phillips dies, causing a by-election.
By-election 9 May 1917: Longford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph McGuinness | 1,498 | 50.6 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick McKenna | 1,461 | 49.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,959 | 76.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,852 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |