King's County (UK Parliament constituency)
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| King's County County constituency |
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| Created: | 1801, 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1885, 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of King's County now known as County Offaly.
[edit] Members of Parliament
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| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Dr Patrick McCartan | Sinn Féin | |
Constituency abolished 1922
[edit] Elections
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| General Election 1880: King's County (2 seats) | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Home Rule | Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bt | 1,893 | 42.96 | ||
| Home Rule | Bernard Malloy | 1,712 | 38.86 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Jackson | 801 | 18.18 | ||
| Turnout | 4,406 | 68.67 | |||
- Note: Registered electors 3,208. Turnout estimated by dividing votes cast by 2. This will underestimate turnout to the extent that electors only used one of their two possible votes.
- Constituency abolished 1885 and re-created as a single member constituency 1918
| General Election 1918: King's County | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Sinn Féin | Dr Patrick McCartan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
- Constituency abolished 1922
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
