Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

Kerry
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1801 (1801)–1885 (1885)
Number of members	Two
Replaced by	East Kerry, North Kerry, South Kerry and West Kerry

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.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Kerry, except for the Borough of Tralee.

Members of Parliament

Year	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party
1801		James Crosbie			Maurice Fitzgerald	Whig
1806		Henry Arthur Herbert (1756–1821)
1812		James Crosbie
1826		William Hare (Viscount Ennismore from 1827)
1830		William Browne
1831		Frederick William Mullins			Daniel O'Connell	Whig
1832					Charles O'Connell	Whig
1835					Morgan John O'Connell	Liberal Party
1837		Arthur Blennerhassett
1841		William Browne
1847		Henry Arthur Herbert (1815–66)	Liberal Party
1852					Valentine Browne (Viscount Castlerosse from 1853)
1866 by-election		Henry Arthur Herbert (1840–1901)
1872 by-election					Rowland Blennerhassett	Home Rule Association/ Home Rule League
1880		Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Bt	Liberal Party

Elections

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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:

• East Kerry
• North Kerry
• South Kerry
• West Kerry

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
• 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)