Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Kerry County constituency |
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| Created: | 1801 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer part of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kerry, except for the Borough of Tralee.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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| 1801 | James Crosbie | Maurice Fitzgerald | ||||
| 1806 | Henry Arthur Herbert | |||||
| 1812 | James Crosbie | |||||
| 1826 | William Hare (known as Viscount Ennismore from 1827) |
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| 1830 | William Browne | |||||
| 1831 | Frederick William Mullins | Daniel O'Connell | ||||
| 1832 | Charles O'Connell | |||||
| 1835 | Morgan John O'Connell | |||||
| 1837 | Arthur Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1841 | William Browne | |||||
| 1847 | Henry Arthur Herbert | |||||
| 1852 | Valentine Browne | |||||
| 1866 by-election | Henry Arthur Herbert | |||||
| 1872 by-election | Rowland Blennerhassett | Home Rule Association/ Home Rule League |
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| 1880 | Sir Rowland Blennerhassett | Liberal Party | ||||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] Split into four divisions in 1885
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the single-seat Tralee constituency and the two-seat Kerry constituency were replaced by four single-seat constituencies:
[edit] References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy, 1978)
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