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If you would like to sponsor this page please contact us. Roscommon Candidates in Westminster Elections 1800 - 1917 The Act of Union in 1800 meant the end of the Irish Parliament and attendance at Westminster for all Irish MP's.
This list of Roscommon candidates for elections between 1801 and 1918 is extracted from "The Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800" by N. C. Fleming & Alan O'Day (Pearson Education Ltd. 2005) and from various other sources.
We hope you find this table useful. It is still a work in progress. Some parts may be incomplete. If you have any further information please contact us. Errors and omissions are possible, if you find any please contact us. |
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| Election Year (& dates) | Roscommon Candidates. | Remarks | |
| 1801? |
French, Arthur. Mahon, Hon. Thomas. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1802? |
King, Hon. Edward. Mahon, Hon. Thomas. French, Arthur. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1806? (Nov. - Dec.) |
King, Hon. Edward. Mahon, Maj. Gen. Hon. Stephen. French, Arthur. |
Roscommon County.
Died in 1821. |
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| 1821? |
French, Arthur. |
(2nd of the name) |
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| 1826? (12 June - 8 July) |
King, Hon. Robert. Mahon, Maj. Gen. Hon. Stephen. |
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| 1830? (2 - 24 August) |
O'Conor, Owen (O'Conor Don). king, Hon. Robert. |
Roscommon County. Died in 1831. |
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| 1831? (4 - 21 May) |
O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). Lloyd, Thomas. |
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| 1832 (12 Dec - 2 Jan.) |
O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). French, Arthur. French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1835 (5 Jan - 9 Feb.) |
Barton, T. J. Brown, Arthur. O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1837 (31 July - 17 Aug.) |
O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1841 (1 - 19 July.) |
O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1847 (31 July - 18 Aug.) |
Blake, V. O'C O'Conor, Denis. (O'Conor Don). French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. Grace, O. D. J. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1852 (9 - 29 July.) |
French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. Grace, O. D. J. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1857 (20 Mar - 16 April.) |
French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. Grace, O. D. J. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1859 (30 Apr - 20 May.) |
Digan, Patrick. French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. Goff, Capt. T. W. Grace, O. D. J. Tenison, E. K. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1860 | O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). | ||
| 1865 (12 - 24 July.) |
French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1868 (17 Nov - 2 Dec.) |
French, Col. Rt. Hon. Fitzstephen. O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). |
Died in 1873. Roscommon County. |
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| 1873 |
French, Hon. Charles. O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1874 (31 Jan - 12 Feb.) |
French, Hon. Charles. O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1880 (30 Mar - 13 Apr.) |
Commins, Andrew. French, Hon. Charles. Mapother, T. A. P. O'Conor Don, The. (C. O. O'Connor). O'Kelly, James. |
Roscommon County. |
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| 1885 (23 Nov - 9 Dec.) |
Mullaney, Patrick. O'Kelly, James. Robertson, Lt. Col. Caleb. |
North Roscommon constituency. | |
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Commins, Andrew. O'Kelly, James. Talbot, W. J. |
South Roscommon constituency. |
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| 1886 (1 - 17 July.) |
Commins, Andrew. O'Kelly, James. |
South Roscommon constituency. |
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| 1892 (12 - 26 June.) |
O'Kelly, James. |
North Roscommon constituency. |
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Commins, Andrew. Hayden, L. P. |
South Roscommon constituency. |
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| 1895 (12 - 26 July.) |
Condon, T. J. O'Kelly, James. |
North Roscommon constituency. |
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Dillon, John. Hayden, L. P. |
South Roscommon constituency. Died in 1897. |
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| 1897 |
Hayden, J. P. |
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| 1900 (29 Sept - 12 Oct.) |
Hayden, J. P. O'Kelly, James. |
North Roscommon constituency. |
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| 1906 (13 - 27 Jan.) |
Hayden, J. P. O'Kelly, James. |
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| January 1910 (15 - 28 Jan.) |
Hayden, J. P. O'Kelly, James. |
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| December 1910 (3 Dec - 13 Jan.) |
Hayden, J. P. O'Kelly, James. |
Died in 1917. |
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| 1917 |
Plunkett, G. N. Count. Devine, T. J. Tully, Jasper. |
By-election. North Roscommon. |
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| 1918 (14 - 28 Dec.) |
Plunkett, G. N. Count. |
North Roscommon constituency. Unopposed. |
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Boland, H. J. Hayden, J. P. |
10, 685 votes. South Roscommon constituency. 4,233 votes. (from Éire Óg - Young Ireland. Vol. 3 No. 49. 04 January1919) |
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