County Carlow | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
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County | County Carlow |
1801–1922 | |
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Created from | County Carlow |
Replaced by | Carlow–Kilkenny |
County Carlow was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and one MP from 1885 to 1922.
County Carlow had been represented by two seats in the Irish House of Commons. Under the Acts of Union 1800, it continued to be represented by two MPs, now in the United Kingdom House of Commons. It comprised the whole of County Carlow, except for the borough of Carlow, which was separately represented from 1801 to 1885. The borough of Old Leighlin was disfranchised under the Acts of Union 1800.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the borough of Carlow was disfranchised and the county was reduced to one seat. [1] It was the only Irish county not divided for electoral purposes in the 1885 redistribution. It was thus the only Irish county constituency to exist at every general election from the union with Great Britain to the establishment of the Irish Free State.
It was not affected by the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918. The 1918 general election was used by Sinn Féin as the first election to Dáil Éireann. James Lennon sat as a member of the First Dáil, abstaining from Westminster.
Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, it was combined with the constituencies of North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny to form Carlow–Kilkenny as a 4-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a one-seat constituency at Westminster. [2] At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil. James Lennon was one of the four TDs elected for Carlow–Kilkenny. It was never used as a Westminster constituency; under the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland". [3] Therefore, following a dissolution on 26 October 1922, no vote was held in Carlow–Kilkenny at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922. The Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922.
Notable MPs for County Carlow included Nicholas Aylward Vigors, a zoologist, John Ball, a naturalist and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh, and James Patrick Mahon.
From | To | Name | Party | Died | |
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1885 | 1886 | Edmund Dwyer Gray | Nationalist | 27 March 1888 | |
1886 | 1887 | John Aloysius Blake | Nationalist | 22 May 1887 | |
1887 | 1891 | James Patrick Mahon | Nationalist | 15 June 1891 | |
1891 | 1892 | John Hammond | Nationalist | 17 November 1907 | |
1892 | 1900 | Irish National Federation | |||
1900 | 1908 | Nationalist | |||
1908 | 1910 | Walter MacMurrough Kavanagh | Nationalist | 18 July 1922 | |
1910 | 1918 | Michael Molloy | Nationalist | ||
1918 | 1922 | James Lennon | Sinn Féin | 13 August 1958 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Henry Bruen | 242 | 38.3 | ||
Tory | Thomas Kavanagh | 216 | 34.2 | ||
Whig | Horace William Noel Rochfort | 174 | 27.5 | ||
Majority | 42 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 371 | 70.0 | |||
Registered electors | 530 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Walter Blackney | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Milley Doyle | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 530 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal | Walter Blackney | 657 | 29.0 | ||
Whig | Thomas Wallace | 657 | 29.0 | ||
Tory | Henry Bruen | 483 | 21.3 | ||
Tory | Thomas Kavanagh | 470 | 20.7 | ||
Majority | 174 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,160 | 93.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,246 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Bruen | 588 | 25.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Thomas Kavanagh | 587 | 25.7 | +5.0 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Maurice O'Connell | 554 | 24.3 | −4.7 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Michael Cahill | 553 | 24.2 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 33 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,144 | 90.1 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,269 | ||||
Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +4.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +4.9 | |||
On petition, Bruen and Kavanagh were unseated and a by-election was called.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Nicholas Aylward Vigors | 627 | 26.2 | +1.9 | |
Whig | Alexander Raphael | 626 | 26.1 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Kavanagh | 572 | 23.9 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Henry Bruen | 571 | 23.8 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | c. 1,198 | c. 94.4 | c. +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,269 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9 | |||
After a further petition, the poll was amended and 105 votes for Vigors and Raphael were struck off. Kavanagh and Bruen were declared elected.
Kavanagh's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Nicholas Aylward Vigors | 669 | 51.4 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Bunbury | 633 | 48.6 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 36 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,302 | 75.8 | −14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,718 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Nicholas Aylward Vigors | 730 | 26.6 | +2.3 | |
Whig | John Ashton Yates | 730 | 26.6 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Bruen | 643 | 23.4 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Bunbury | 643 | 23.4 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 87 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,373 | 77.2 | −12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,779 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Vigors' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | 722 | 56.5 | +9.7 | |
Whig | Frederick Ponsonby | 555 | 43.5 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 167 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,277 (est) | 72.6 (est) | c. −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,759 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +9.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | 705 | 25.2 | +1.8 | |
Irish Conservative | Thomas Bunbury | 704 | 25.1 | +1.7 | |
Whig | John Ashton Yates | 697 | 24.9 | −1.7 | |
Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | 696 | 24.8 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,401 (est) | 79.6 (est) | c. +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,759 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Bunbury's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | William McClintock | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | William McClintock-Bunbury | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,984 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Irish | John Ball | 895 | 25.2 | New | |
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | 893 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | William McClintock-Bunbury | 880 | 24.8 | N/A | |
Whig | John Henry Keogh | 877 | 24.7 | New | |
Turnout | 1,773 (est) | 84.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,090 | ||||
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Independent Irish gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 16 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Bruen's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | William McClintock-Bunbury | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,039 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | William McClintock-Bunbury | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,381 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | William McClintock-Bunbury | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,418 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
McClintock Bunbury resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Denis Pack-Beresford | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,520 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Denis Pack-Beresford | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,309 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,180 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Edmund Dwyer Gray | 1,224 | 33.0 | New | |
Home Rule | Donald Horne Macfarlane | 1,143 | 30.8 | New | |
Irish Conservative | Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh | 714 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Henry Bruen | 633 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 429 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,857 (est) | 84.0 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,212 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Dwyer Gray | 4,801 | 86.5 | +22.7 | |
Irish Conservative | Thomas Pierce Butler | 751 | 13.5 | −22.7 | |
Majority | 4,050 | 73.0 | +45.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,552 | 80.6 | −3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,891 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +22.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Aloysius Blake | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,891 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Aloysius Blake | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,891 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Patrick Mahon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,643 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | John Hammond | 3,755 | 70.9 | New | |
Irish National League | Andrew Kettle | 1,539 | 29.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,216 | 41.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,294 | 75.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,016 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | John Hammond | 3,738 | 82.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | Robert More McMahon | 813 | 17.9 | New | |
Majority | 2,925 | 64.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,551 | 66.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,874 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | John Hammond | 3,091 | 81.6 | −0.5 | |
Irish Unionist | Steuart James Charles Duckett | 685 | 18.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,406 | 63.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,776 | 61.2 | −5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,168 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Hammond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,454 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Hammond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,831 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Hammond's death causes a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Walter MacMurrough Kavanagh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,881 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Michael Molloy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,905 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Michael Molloy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,905 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | James Lennon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 16,133 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |
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