West Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

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For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (constituency).
West Clare
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1922
Type: House of Commons
Members: One

West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

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[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County Clare.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years Member Party
1885–1892 Jeremiah Jordan Irish Parliamentary Party
1892–1895 James Rochfort Maguire Parnellite Nationalist
1895–1904 John Eustace Jameson Irish Parliamentary Party
1904–1906 Conservative
1906–1909 James Halpin Irish Parliamentary Party
1909–1918 Arthur Alfred Lynch Irish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922 Brian O'Higgins Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

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[edit] References

  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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