County Limerick | |
---|---|
Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Limerick |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Limerick (IHC) |
Replaced by |
County Limerick was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
This constituency comprised County Limerick, except for the parliamentary borough of Limerick, which was formed the Limerick City constituency.
Lloyd's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Standish O'Grady | 902 | 56.8 | ||
Tory | James Hewitt Massy Dawson | 687 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 215 | 13.6 | |||
Majority | 1,589 | 50.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,142 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,142 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | 1,056 | 29.3 | ||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | 1,040 | 28.8 | ||
Irish Repeal | Godfrey Massey | 760 | 21.1 | ||
Irish Repeal | Alexander McCarthy | 751 | 20.8 | ||
Majority | 280 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,889 | 73.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,565 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,740 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | 859 | 49.7 | ||
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | 855 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Augustus Stafford O'Brien | 14 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 841 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | 995 | 30.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Caleb Powell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,670 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | 588 | 30.3 | New | |
Irish Confederate | William Smith O'Brien | 482 | 24.9 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Caleb Powell | 458 | 23.6 | New | |
Irish Repeal | George John O'Connell | 407 | 21.0 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Patrick Carroll | 4 | 0.2 | New | |
Turnout | 970 (est) | 54.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
Majority | 106 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 24 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Irish Confederate gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
O'Brien was adjudged guilty of high treason, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Samuel Dickson | Unopposed | |||
Peelite gain from Irish Confederate |
Dickson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Wyndham Goold | 239 | 42.2 | New | |
Conservative | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | 199 | 35.2 | N/A | |
Tenant Right League | Michael Ryan [14] | 128 | 22.6 | New | |
Majority | 40 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 566 | 31.6 | −22.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Confederate | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Wyndham Goold | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,079 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig gain from Irish Confederate |
Monsell was appointed a clerk of ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,249 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Goold's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Stephen de Vere | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Monsell was appointed President of the Board of Health, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,428 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Wyndham Goold | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,428 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | 4,020 | 44.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | 2,626 | 29.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward John Synan | 2,369 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,508 (est) | 69.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,481 | ||||
Majority | 1,394 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 257 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,318 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Monsell was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,318 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,571 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Monsell was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,489 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Monsell was created a peer in January 1874, voiding his seat, and a writ was to be issued for a by-election. However, this was pre-empted by the dissolution of Parliament later that month
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | William Henry O'Sullivan | 3,521 | 47.8 | New | |
Home Rule | Edward John Synan | 2,856 | 38.7 | New | |
Home Rule | John James Kelly | 995 | 13.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,861 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,686 (est) | 58.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,300 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Parnellite Home Rule League | William Henry O'Sullivan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,072 | ||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
County Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was divided into four constituencies.
County Kildare is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.
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.
King's County was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.
County Leitrim was a Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.
County Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
County Monaghan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
County Louth, otherwise known as Louth County or Louth, is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), and one from 1918 to 1922.
Queen's County was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.
County Westmeath is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.
County Wicklow was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Carrickfergus was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland represented from 1801 to 1885 by one MP.
Drogheda was a parliamentary borough constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, replacing the Drogheda constituency in the Irish House of Commons.
Portarlington was a rotten borough and is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Lisburn was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Kilkenny City was an Irish borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition at the 1918 general election.
Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one MP from 1801 to 1832, two MPs from 1832 to 1885 and one MP from 1885 to 1918. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
County Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. The constituency sent two MPs to Westminster from the Act of Union 1800 until the constituency was split into Roscommon North and Roscommon South in 1885.
John Dawson Rawdon was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.
Thomas Vesey Dawson was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.