North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

North Kerry
North Kerry
Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	1
Replaced by	Kerry–Limerick West
Created from	County Kerry

North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.

Representation at Westminster in this constituency ceased at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, which took place on 15 November, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

Boundaries[]

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Kerry.

1885–1922: The baronies of Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor.

Members of Parliament[]

	Member	Party
1885	John Stack	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891	John Stack	Anti-Parnellite
1892	Thomas Sexton	Anti-Parnellite
	Michael Joseph Flavin	Anti-Parnellite
1900	Michael Joseph Flavin	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918	James Crowley	Sinn Féin
1922	constituency abolished

Elections[]

Elections in the 1880s[]

General election 1885: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Stack	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 1886: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Stack	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s[]

General election 1892: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Sexton	2,858	78.6	*N/A*
	Irish National League	Edmund Haviland-Burke	776	21.4	N/A
Majority			2,082	57.2	N/A
Turnout			3,634	62.1	N/A
Registered electors			5,855
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Sexton	Unopposed
	Irish National Federation hold

By-election, 1896: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Michael Joseph Flavin	Unopposed
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s[]

General election 1900: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Joseph Flavin	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1906: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Joseph Flavin	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s[]

General election January 1910: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Joseph Flavin	2,637	74.9	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	Thomas Neville Stack	885	25.1	New
Majority			1,752	49.8	N/A
Turnout			3,522	63.7	N/A
Registered electors			5,536
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General election December 1910: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Joseph Flavin	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1918: North Kerry^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	James Crowley	Unopposed
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

Walker, B. M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)

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[walker-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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North Kerry
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	1
Replaced by	Kerry–Limerick West
Created from	County Kerry