# South Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1885 to 1918 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Leitrim constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Leitrim.
1885–1918: The baronies of Carrigallen and Mohill, and that part of the barony of Leitrim not contained within the constituency of North Leitrim.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Luke Hayden | Nationalist |
| | 1890 | Luke Hayden | Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1892 | Jasper Tully | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1900 | Jasper Tully | Nationalist |
| | 1906 | Thomas Smyth | Nationalist |
| 1918 | 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Leitrim | Constituency abolished: see Leitrim |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 8 December 1885: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Luke Hayden | 4,525 | 90.2 | |
| | Irish Conservative | James Ormsby Lawder | 489 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,036 | 80.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,014 | 80.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,270 | | |
| | 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 6 July 1886: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Luke Hayden | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,270 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 15 July 1892: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Jasper Tully | 4,241 | 89.2 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Robert O'Brien | 516 | 10.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,725 | 78.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,757 | 76.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,253 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
General election 16 July 1895: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Jasper Tully | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,136 | | |
| | 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 1 October 1900: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Jasper Tully | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,242 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 16 January 1906: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,971 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 19 January 1910: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,727 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 6 December 1910: Leitrim South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Smyth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,727 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |