Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Longford was won by Sinn Féin at the 1918 general election, with a majority of 6,949 votes over Irish Parliamentary Party. This page covers every general election in Longford from 1832 to 1918.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1918
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Luke White (Repeal Association); James Halpin Rourke (Repeal Association)
645
26.3% (top seat)
George Forbes (Conservative)
58 (2.4 pts)
95.2%
1835
George Forbes (Conservative); Anthony Lefroy (Conservative)
549
43.5% (top seat)
Luke White (Repeal Association and Whig)
125 (6.8 pts)
57.9%
1837
Luke White (Repeal Association and Whig); Henry White (Repeal Association and Whig)
667
27.3% (top seat)
Anthony Lefroy (Conservative)
106 (4.3 pts)
70.7%
1841
Luke White (Repeal Association); Henry White (Repeal Association)
621
36.0% (top seat)
Anthony Lefroy (Conservative)
139 (8.1 pts)
54.9%
1847
Samuel Wensley Blackall (Repeal Association); Richard Maxwell Fox (Repeal Association)
433
28.7% (top seat)
Anthony Lefroy (Conservative)
81 (5.2 pts)
64.2%
1852
Fulke Southwell Greville (Independent Irish); Richard Maxwell Fox (Independent Irish)
1,019
51.1% (top seat)
Laurence Harman King-Harman (Conservative)
1,019 (48.9 pts)
44.9%
1857
Henry White (Liberal); Fulke Southwell Greville (Liberal)
1,197
44.9% (top seat)
William Francis Forbes (Liberal)
475 (13.7 pts)
67.5%
1859
Henry White (Liberal); Fulke Southwell Greville (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly (Liberal); Fulke Southwell Greville (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly (Liberal); Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly (Irish Parliamentary Party); George Errington (Irish Parliamentary Party)
1,740
45.2% (top seat)
George Slator (Conservative)
1,308 (32.6 pts)
72.8%
1880
George Errington (Irish Parliamentary Party); Justin McCarthy (Irish Parliamentary Party)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1918
Joseph McGuinness (Sinn Féin)
11,122
72.7%
James Patrick Farrell (Irish Parliamentary Party)
6,949 (45.4 pts)
74.8%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Luke White
Repeal Association
649
26.3%
Yes
James Halpin Rourke
Repeal Association
645
26.2%
Yes
George Forbes
Conservative
587
23.8%
No
Anthony Lefroy
Conservative
582
23.6%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Forbes
Conservative
797
43.5%
Yes
Anthony Lefroy
Conservative
549
30.0%
Yes
Luke White
Repeal Association and Whig
424
23.2%
No
Henry White
Repeal Association and Whig
61
3.3%
No
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Luke White
Repeal Association and Whig
671
27.3%
Yes
Henry White
Repeal Association and Whig
667
27.2%
Yes
Anthony Lefroy
Conservative
561
22.9%
No
Charles Fox
Conservative
556
22.6%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Luke White
Repeal Association
621
36.0%
Yes
Henry White
Repeal Association
621
36.0%
Yes
Anthony Lefroy
Conservative
482
28.0%
No
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Samuel Wensley Blackall
Repeal Association
447
28.7%
Yes
Richard Maxwell Fox
Repeal Association
433
27.8%
Yes
Anthony Lefroy
Conservative
352
22.6%
No
Lawrence Harman King-Harman
Conservative
323
20.8%
No
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Fulke Southwell Greville
Independent Irish
1,066
51.1%
Yes
Richard Maxwell Fox
Independent Irish
1,019
48.9%
Yes
Laurence Harman King-Harman
Conservative
0
0.0%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry White
Liberal
1,561
44.9%
Yes
Fulke Southwell Greville
Liberal
1,197
34.4%
Yes
William Francis Forbes
Liberal
722
20.7%
No
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry White
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Fulke Southwell Greville
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Fulke Southwell Greville
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,811
45.2%
Yes
George Errington
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,740
43.4%
Yes
George Slator
Conservative
432
10.8%
No
James McCalmont
Irish Parliamentary Party
26
0.6%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Errington
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
Justin McCarthy
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph McGuinness
Sinn Féin
11,122
72.7%
Yes
James Patrick Farrell
Irish Parliamentary Party
4,173
27.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Longford has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Repeal Association, Conservative, Repeal Association and Whig, Independent Irish, Liberal, Irish Parliamentary Party, Sinn Féin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Longford in the 1918 general election?
Sinn Féin won Longford in 1918 with 11,122 votes (72.7%), a majority of 6,949 votes over Irish Parliamentary Party in second place.
Which parties have won Longford since 1832?
Since 1832, Longford has been won by: Conservative, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Sinn Féin.
What was the closest result in Longford?
The closest result on record for Longford was 1832, when Repeal Association beat Conservative by just 58 votes (2.4 percentage points).
Did Longford ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Longford elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.