Ossory, a division of Queen's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.
Boundaries Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency.
This constituency comprised the western part of Queen's County (renamed as County Laois in 1920).
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the baronies of Clandonagh, Clarmallagh, Maryborough West, Tinnahinch, and Upper Woods, and that part of the barony of Portnahinch contained within the parish of Ardea.
Members of Parliament Election MP Party Notes 1885 Arthur O'Connor 1886 b Stephen O'Mara O'Connor sits for East Donegal 1886 William Archibald Macdonald 1892Eugene Crean 1895 1900William Delany 1906 Jan. 1910 Dec. 1910 1916 b John Lalor Fitzpatrick Death of Delany 1918 Constituency merged into Queen's County
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
O'Connor is also elected MP for East Donegal and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Delany's death causes a by-election.
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