Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
Kerry | |
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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 |
Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence in 1922, 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[1] | |||
1806 | Henry Arthur Herbert (1756–1821) | |||||
1812 | James Crosbie | |||||
1826 | William Hare (Viscount Ennismore from 1827) |
Whig[2] | ||||
1830 | William Browne | Whig[3] | Tory[1][3] | |||
1831 | Frederick Mullins | Repeal Association[4] | Daniel O'Connell | Repeal Association[3][4] | ||
1832 | Charles O'Connell | Repeal Association[3][4] | ||||
1835 | Morgan John O'Connell | Repeal Association[3][4][5] | ||||
1837 | Arthur Blennerhassett | Conservative[3] | ||||
1841 | William Browne | Whig[3] | ||||
1847 | Henry Arthur Herbert (1815–66) | Peelite[4] | ||||
1852 | Valentine Browne (Viscount Castlerosse from 1853) |
Whig[6] | ||||
1859 | Liberal[4] | Liberal[4] | ||||
Henry Arthur Herbert (1840–1901) | Liberal[4] | |||||
1872 by-election | Rowland Blennerhassett | Home Rule League[4] | ||||
1880 | Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Bt | Liberal Party[4] |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1830s[]
FitzGerald was appointed as Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Maurice FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Browne | 390 | 36.1 | ||
Tory | Maurice FitzGerald | 377 | 34.9 | ||
Tory | Pierce Crosbie | 217 | 20.1 | ||
Tory | John Bateman (Tralee MP) | 96 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 543 | 53.0 | |||
Registered electors | 1,024 | ||||
Majority | 13 | 1.2 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 160 | 14.8 | |||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Frederick Mullins | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 936 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Tory | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Charles O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Frederick Mullins | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,161 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Morgan O'Connell | 818 | 44.0 | ||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Frederick Mullins | 596 | 32.0 | ||
Conservative | Maurice FitzGerald | 384 | 20.6 | ||
Whig | Thomas Ponsonby | 63 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 212 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,002 | 82.7 | |||
Registered electors | 1,212 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Morgan O'Connell | 697 | 37.6 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Arthur Blennerhassett | 546 | 29.5 | +8.9 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Frederick Mullins | 498 | 26.9 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Samuel Murray Hickson | 112 | 6.0 | New | |
Turnout | 921 | 60.9 | −21.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,512 | ||||
Majority | 151 | 8.1 | −3.3 | ||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −6.9 | |||
Majority | 48 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +12.5 |
Elections in the 1840s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Browne | 751 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Irish Repeal | Morgan O'Connell | 744 | 37.1 | −27.4 | |
Conservative | Arthur Blennerhassett | 445 | 22.2 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | John Hickson Mahony | 67 | 3.3 | −2.7 | |
Turnout | 1,219 | 80.0 | +19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,523 | ||||
Majority | 7 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 299 | 14.9 | +6.8 | ||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Morgan O'Connell | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,840 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Peelite gain from Whig |
Elections in the 1850s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,222 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | |||||
Peelite hold |
Browne was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,427 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Peelite hold |
Herbert was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,427 | ||||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,278 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Browne was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,278 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Henry Arthur Herbert (senior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,415 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Herbert's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Arthur Herbert (junior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,415 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Henry Arthur Herbert (junior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,506 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Browne was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Valentine Browne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,506 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Browne succeeded as Earl of Kenmare, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett | 2,237 | 61.5 | New | |
Liberal | James Arthur Dease | 1,398 | 38.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 839 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,635 | 66.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,450 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Henry Arthur Herbert (junior) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,484 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Rowland Blennerhassett | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,326 | ||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
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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:
References[]
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- Westminster constituencies in County Kerry (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885