- West Clare (UK Parliament constituency)
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For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (constituency).
West Clare Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1885–1922 Number of members One Created from Clare 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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Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Clare.
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 Elections
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References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
Parliamentary constituencies in County Clare Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Clare (1801–1885) · Ennis (1801–1885) · East Clare (1885–1922) · West Clare (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentClare (1921–) · Clare–Galway South (1969–1977)
European Parliament
1979–presentMunster (1979–2004) · North-West (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Historic constituencies in County Clare
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
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