# Tullamore (UK Parliament constituency)

Tullamore, a division of King's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, that returned one Member of Parliament from 1885–1918.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the north-eastern part of King's County now known as County Offaly. It consisted of the baronies of Ballycowen, Coolestown, Geashill, Kilcoursey, Phillipstown Lower, Phillipstown Upper and Warrenstown.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Joseph Francis Fox | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1892 | Joseph Francis Fox | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| 1900 | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1914 by-election | Edward John Graham | Independent Nationalist |
| 1918 by-election | Patrick McCartan | Sinn Féin |
| 1918 | Constituency merged into King's County | Constituency merged into King's County |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 4 December 1885: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | 3,700 | 92.0 | |
| | Liberal | Walter Hussey Walsh | 323 | 8.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,377 | 84.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,023 | 77.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,162 | | |
| | 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 3 July 1886: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,162 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 8 July 1892: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,295 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
General election 15 July 1895: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Joseph Francis Fox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,081 | | |
| | 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 2 October 1900: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,939 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 16 January 1906: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,605 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 17 January 1910: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,472 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 5 December 1910: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Haviland-Burke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,472 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-election, 8 December 1914: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Edward John Graham | 1,667 | 51.2 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick F. Adams | 1,588 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,255 | 71.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,547 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 19 April 1918: Tullamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McCartan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,601 | | |
| | 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 |