County Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. The constituency sent two MPs to

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from the

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until the constituency was split into Roscommon North and Roscommon South in 1885.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

O'Conor's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

O'Conor was appointed a

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, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

On petition, Goff was unseated and a by-election was called.

Elections in the 1870s

French's death caused a by-election

Elections in the 1880s

References

* *''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) *