- Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
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Kerry Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1801–1885 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.
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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 League1880 Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Bt Liberal Party Elections
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:
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)
Parliamentary constituencies in County Kerry Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Kerry (1801–1885) · Tralee (1801–1885) · East Kerry (1885–1922) · North Kerry (1885–1922) · South Kerry (1885–1922) · West Kerry (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1921–presentKerry–Limerick West (1921–1923) · Kerry (1923–1937) · Kerry North (1937– 2011) · Kerry South (1937– ) · Kerry North–West Limerick (2011– )
European Parliament
1979–presentIrish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Historic constituencies in County Kerry
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
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