County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny.
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^ abcdefghijklSmith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 230. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via Google Books.
^ ab"Repeal Association". Dublin Evening Post. 31 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ab"Kilkenny Co. Election". Cork Examiner. 19 July 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ab"The General Election". Staffordshire Advertiser. 31 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"The County Election". Kilkenny Journal, and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser. 28 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"The County Election". Kilkenny Journal, and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser. 21 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ abc"Co. Kilkenny". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^"General Intelligence". Coventry Standard. 17 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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)
Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
April 13, 2024
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County Kilkenny was a former UK Parliament county constituency in County Kilkenny in Ireland The County constituency returned two Members of Parliaments MPs in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 until 1885 County KilkennyFormer county constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyCounty Kilkenny1801 1885Seats2Created fromCounty Kilkenny IHC Replaced byNorth KilkennySouth KilkennyCounty Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801 and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1830s 3 2 Elections in the 1840s 3 3 Elections in the 1850s 3 4 Elections in the 1860s 3 5 Elections in the 1870s 3 6 Elections in the 1880s 4 ReferencesBoundaries editCounty Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county except for the borough constituency of Kilkenny City for Kilkenny This constituency comprised the whole of County Kilkenny except for the parliamentary borough of Kilkenny City Members of Parliament editYear 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party1801 1 January William Ponsonby later Baron Ponsonby Whig James Butler later Marquess of Ormonde1806 12 April George Ponsonby1806 21 November Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby1820 11 September Charles Clarke Whig 1 1826 22 June John Ponsonby Viscount Duncannon later Earl of Bessborough Whig 1 1830 12 August John Butler Earl of Ossory later Marquess of Ormonde Whig 1 1832 20 December Pierce Butler Repeal Association 1 2 William Francis Finn Repeal Association 1 2 1837 12 August George Bryan Whig 1 1843 1 December Pierce Somerset Butler Repeal Association 2 3 4 1846 29 July Richard Smithwicke Repeal Association 2 1847 18 August John Greene Repeal Association 2 3 4 1852 26 July Ind Irish 2 5 6 William Shee Ind Irish 2 5 1857 13 April Leopold Agar Ellis Whig 7 1859 20 May Liberal 2 Liberal 2 1865 24 July George Leopold Bryan Liberal 2 1874 10 February Home Rule League 2 Patrick Martin Home Rule League 2 1880 15 April Edward Marum Parnellite Home Rule League 2 1885 Constituency abolished see North Kilkenny and South KilkennyElections editElections in the 1830s edit General election 1830 County Kilkenny 2 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Ponsonby UnopposedWhig John Butler UnopposedRegistered electors 1 078Whig holdWhig holdPonsonby was appointed as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests requiring a by election By election 28 February 1831 County Kilkenny 2 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Ponsonby 336 55 5Irish Repeal Pierce Butler 269 44 5Majority 67 11 0Turnout 605 c 53 1Registered electors c 1 139Whig holdGeneral election 1831 County Kilkenny 2 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Ponsonby UnopposedWhig John Butler UnopposedRegistered electors 1 139Whig holdWhig holdGeneral election 1832 County Kilkenny 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Pierce Butler UnopposedIrish Repeal William Francis Finn UnopposedRegistered electors 1 246Irish Repeal gain from WhigIrish Repeal gain from WhigGeneral election 1835 County Kilkenny 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Whig Pierce Butler UnopposedIrish Repeal Whig William Francis Finn UnopposedRegistered electors 1 262Irish Repeal holdIrish Repeal holdGeneral election 1837 County Kilkenny 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Whig Pierce Butler UnopposedWhig George Bryan UnopposedRegistered electors 1 726Irish Repeal holdWhig gain from Irish RepealElections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Pierce Butler UnopposedWhig George Bryan UnopposedRegistered electors 1 530Irish Repeal holdWhig holdBryan s death caused a by election By election 1 December 1843 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Pierce Somerset Butler UnopposedIrish Repeal gain from WhigPierce Butler s death caused a by election By election 29 July 1846 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Richard Smithwicke UnopposedIrish Repeal holdGeneral election 1847 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal John Greene 277 30 1 N AIrish Repeal Pierce Somerset Butler 262 28 5 N AIrish Repeal Charles Hely 241 26 2 N AIrish Repeal Patrick Richard Welch 139 15 1 N AMajority 21 2 3 N ATurnout 460 est 41 6 est N ARegistered electors 1 107Irish Repeal hold Swing N AIrish Repeal gain from Whig Swing N AElections in the 1850s edit General election 1852 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Independent Irish William Shee 2 622 43 6 NewIndependent Irish John Greene 2 537 42 2 12 1Conservative James Wandesford Butler 500 8 3 NewWhig Leopold Agar Ellis 350 5 8 NewMajority 2 037 33 9 N ATurnout 3 005 est 59 7 est 18 1Registered electors 5 036Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N AIndependent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N AGeneral election 1857 County Kilkenny 2 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig Leopold Agar Ellis 2 589 39 5 33 7Independent Irish John Greene 1 604 24 5 17 7Whig George Charles Mostyn 1 324 20 2 N AWhig William Shee 1 036 15 8 27 8Turnout 3 277 est 64 0 est 4 3Registered electors 5 124Majority 985 15 0 N AWhig gain from Independent Irish Swing 28 2Majority 280 4 3 29 6Independent Irish hold Swing 17 3General election 1859 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Leopold Agar Ellis 2 483 31 8 7 7Liberal John Greene 1 992 25 5 1 0Liberal George Henry Moore 1 747 22 4 N ALiberal William Shee 1 590 20 4 4 6Majority 245 3 1 11 9Turnout 3 906 est 73 1 est 9 1Registered electors 5 347Liberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1860s edit General election 1865 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Leopold Bryan 2 913 44 9 N ALiberal Leopold Agar Ellis 2 728 42 0 10 2Liberal John Greene 852 13 1 12 4Majority 1 876 28 9 25 8Turnout 3 247 est 63 0 est 10 1Registered electors 5 151Liberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N AGeneral election 1868 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Leopold Bryan UnopposedLiberal Leopold Agar Ellis UnopposedRegistered electors 5 159Liberal holdLiberal holdElections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Home Rule George Leopold Bryan 2 603 44 2 NewHome Rule Patrick Martin 2 139 36 3 NewLiberal Leopold Agar Ellis 1 151 19 5 N AMajority 988 16 8 N ATurnout 3 522 est 66 5 est N ARegistered electors 5 300Home Rule gain from Liberal SwingHome Rule gain from Liberal SwingElections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 County Kilkenny 2 Party Candidate Votes Parnellite Home Rule League Edward Marum 2 707 42 9 1 3Home Rule Patrick Martin 2 694 42 7 6 4Conservative James Butler 913 14 5 NewMajority 1 781 28 2 11 4Turnout 3 620 est 73 8 est 7 3Registered electors 4 907Home Rule hold Swing N AHome Rule hold Swing N AThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Smith Henry Stooks 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Second ed Simpkin Marshall amp Company p 230 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via Google Books a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy pp 221 222 287 288 ISBN 0901714127 a b Repeal Association Dublin Evening Post 31 August 1847 p 4 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b Kilkenny Co Election Cork Examiner 19 July 1847 p 1 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b The General Election Staffordshire Advertiser 31 July 1852 p 3 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive The County Election Kilkenny Journal and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser 28 March 1857 p 2 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive The County Election Kilkenny Journal and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser 21 March 1857 p 2 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b c Co Kilkenny The History of Parliament Retrieved 16 May 2020 General Intelligence Coventry Standard 17 April 1857 p 2 Retrieved 2 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive 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 Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with K part 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title County Kilkenny UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1186727032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
