Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...

 from 1801 to 1885.

History

The constituency was created at the Act of Union 1800

Act of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...

, replacing the earlier Mayo constituency

Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.- County Divisions :Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]Burrishoole...

 in the pre-union Parliament of Ireland

Parliament of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...

. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...

 it was divided into four new single-seat constituencies: see East Mayo, North Mayo

North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

North Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....

, South Mayo

South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

South Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....

 and West Mayo

West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)

West Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....

.

Members of Parliament

Year	|2nd Member	2nd Party
1801, 1 January United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		Denis Browne Denis Browne (politician) Denis Browne , was an Irish politician.Browne was the second son of two sons and four daughters born to Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Alamont and Elizabeth Kelly of Lisduffe, County Galway. He was born and raised at the family home of Westport House, County Mayo...			George Jackson
1802, 22 July					Henry Dillon-Lee Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon was an Irish peer, writer and MP for Harwich and for County Mayo.His daughter Henrietta Maria married Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley.- Biography :... , later Viscount Dillon
1814, 5 March					Dominick Browne Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne PC , was an Irish politician.Browne was the son of Dominick Geoffrey Browne and his wife Margaret. She was the daughter of the Hon. George Browne, 4th son of John, 1st Earl of Altamont... , later Baron Oranmore
1818, 4 July		James Browne James Browne (Irish politician) James Browne was an Irish politician.He was elected in 1818 as Member of Parliament for Mayo, and held the seat until 1831.-References:...
1826, 24 June					George Lucan, Baron Bingham, later Earl of Lucan
1830, 14 August					Dominick Browne Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne PC , was an Irish politician.Browne was the son of Dominick Geoffrey Browne and his wife Margaret. She was the daughter of the Hon. George Browne, 4th son of John, 1st Earl of Altamont... , later Baron Oranmore
1831, 19 May		John Denis Browne
1835, 24 January		Sir William Brabazon, Bt.
1836, 6 May					Robert Dillon Browne
1840, 16 December		Mark Blake Mark Blake (Irish politician) Mark Blake was an Irish politician.He was elected in 1840 as a Member of Parliament for Mayo, and held the seat until 1846.-References:...
1846, 2 March		Joseph Myles McDonnell
1847, 14 August		George Henry Moore George Henry Moore George Henry Moore was an Irish politician who served as Member of Parliament for Mayo in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was one of the founders of the Catholic Defence Association and a leader of the Independent Irish Party. He was also father of the writer George A. Moore and the...
1850, 29 July					George Gore Ousley Higgins
1857, 10 April			Independent Irish		Roger Palmer	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1857, 30 December		Lord John Browne, later Marquess of Sligo
1865, 19 July					Charles Bingham, Lord Bingham Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan KP , styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was the eldest son of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan and Penelope Anne Cooke.He married Lady Cecilia Catherine... , later Earl of Lucan
1868, 23 November		George Henry Moore George Henry Moore George Henry Moore was an Irish politician who served as Member of Parliament for Mayo in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was one of the founders of the Catholic Defence Association and a leader of the Independent Irish Party. He was also father of the writer George A. Moore and the...
1870, 12 May		George Ekins Browne George Ekins Browne George Ekins Browne was an Irish politician.He was elected in 1870 as a Member of Parliament for Mayo, and was re-elected at the 1874 general election...
1874, 7 Feb United Kingdom general election, 1874 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...					Thomas Tighe
1874, 1 June		George Ekins Browne George Ekins Browne George Ekins Browne was an Irish politician.He was elected in 1870 as a Member of Parliament for Mayo, and was re-elected at the 1874 general election...			John O'Connor Power John O'Connor Power John O'Connor Power was an Irish Fenian and a Home Rule League and Irish Parliamentary Party politician and as MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland represented Mayo from June 1874 to 1885...	Home Rule League Home Rule League The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the country of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party.-Origins:...
1880, 15 April United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...		Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	Home Rule League Home Rule League The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the country of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party.-Origins:...
1880, 26 May		Isaac Nelson Isaac Nelson Isaac Nelson was a Presbyterian minister and an Irish Nationalist politician.Nelson stood for Parliament while minister of the Donegall Street Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland...
1882						Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...	Constituency divided: see East Mayo, North Mayo North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency) North Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.... , South Mayo South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency) South Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....  and West Mayo West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency) West Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....

Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.