# North Louth (UK Parliament constituency)

North Louth 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, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1918. Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Louth constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Louth. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Louth, Lower Dundalk and Upper Dundalk, and that part of the barony of Ardee contained within the parishes of Killany and Louth.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Joseph Nolan | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1891 | Joseph Nolan | Parnellite |
| | 1892 | Timothy Michael Healy | Irish National Federation |
| | 1900 | Timothy Michael Healy | Healyite Nationalist |
| | January 1910 | Timothy Michael Healy | All-for-Ireland League |
| | December 1910 | Richard Hazleton | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1911 by-election | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1916 by-election | Patrick J. Whitty | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished: see County Louth | constituency abolished: see County Louth |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | 2,581 | 64.0 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Philip Callan | 1,451 | 36.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,130 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,032 | 67.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,935 | | |
| | 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 Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nolan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,935 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Timothy Michael Healy | 2,268 | 59.1 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Philip Callan | 1,569 | 40.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,837 | 69.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,534 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Timothy Michael Healy | 2,294 | 61.6 | +2.5 |
| | Irish National League | Joseph Nolan | 1,433 | 38.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | 23.2 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,727 | 65.5 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,686 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Timothy Michael Healy | 1,604 | 55.5 | −6.1 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | 1,285 | 44.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,889 | 49.2 | −16.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,869 | | |
| | Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation | Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | | |
1906 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Timothy Michael Healy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,820 | | |
| | Healyite Nationalist hold | Healyite Nationalist hold | Healyite Nationalist hold | Healyite Nationalist hold | Healyite Nationalist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Timothy Michael Healy | 2,432 | 51.0 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | 2,333 | 49.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,765 | 81.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,868 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland gain from Healyite Nationalist | All-for-Ireland gain from Healyite Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | 2,509 | 55.4 | +6.4 |
| | All-for-Ireland | Timothy Michael Healy | 2,021 | 44.6 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,530 | 77.2 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,868 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary gain from All-for-Ireland | Irish Parliamentary gain from All-for-Ireland | Swing | +6.4 | |
The general election result was overturned by petition.
By-election, 1911: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,745 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Roche's death prompts a by-election.
By-election, 1916: North Louth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Whitty | 2,299 | 55.9 | +0.5 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Bernard Hamill | 1,810 | 44.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 11.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | 72.1 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,697 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | | |