Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Richard Lalor | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1892 | Dr Mark Antony MacDonnell | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1906 | Patrick Aloysius Meehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1913 | Patrick Joseph Meehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | Constituency merged into Queen's County | ||
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