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South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

South Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament between 1885 and 1922.

South Kerry
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created fromCounty Kerry
Replaced byKerry–Limerick West

Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Kerry constituency. 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. The successor constituency in the new Dáil Éireann was Kerry–Limerick West, first established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in 1921.

Boundaries edit

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Kerry.

1885–1922: The baronies of Dunkerron North, Dunkerron South, Glanarought and Iveragh.

Members of Parliament edit

Elections edit

Elections in the 1880s edit

1885 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor 2,742 95.4
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Daniel O'Connell 133 4.6
Majority 2,609 90.8
Turnout 2,875 63.5
Registered electors 4,529
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
By-election, 1887: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Denis Kilbride Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s edit

1892 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Denis Kilbride 2,096 87.1 N/A
Irish National League James Foley 225 9.3 N/A
Irish Unionist Rowland George Allanson-Winn 86 3.6 New
Majority 1,871 77.8 N/A
Turnout 2,407 65.3 N/A
Registered electors 3,686
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Denis Kilbride Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Kilbride is also elected MP for Galway North and elects to sit there, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1895: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Thomas Joseph Farrell 1,209 71.8 N/A
Independent Nationalist William Martin Murphy 474 28.2 New
Majority 735 43.6 N/A
Turnout 1,683 48.5 N/A
Registered electors 3,472
Irish National Federation hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s edit

1900 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Pius Boland Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Pius Boland Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s edit

January 1910 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Pius Boland Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Pius Boland 2,390 84.1 N/A
All-for-Ireland Timothy Brendan Cronin 452 15.9 New
Majority 1,938 68.2 N/A
Turnout 2,842 48.5 N/A
Registered electors 5,858
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
1918 general election: South Kerry[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Fionán Lynch Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 354, 391. ISBN 0901714127.
  • Walker, B. M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.


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