County Kildare | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Kildare |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Kildare (IHC) |
Replaced by | North Kildare and South Kildare |
County Kildare is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kildare.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Lord William FitzGerald | 178 | 47.1 | ||
Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | 119 | 31.5 | ||
Whig | Marmaduke Cramer Roberts | 81 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 38 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 286 | 57.7 | |||
Registered electors | 496 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Josiah Hort | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 496 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal | Edward Ruthven | 262 | 48.3 | ||
Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | 216 | 39.9 | ||
Whig | Josiah Hort | 64 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 327 | 29.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,112 | ||||
Majority | 46 | 8.4 | |||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Majority | 152 | 28.1 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | 446 | 38.2 | −1.7 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Edward Ruthven | 389 | 33.3 | −15.0 | |
Whig | Frederick Ponsonby | 333 | 28.5 | +16.7 | |
Turnout | c. 584 | c. 50.7 | c. +21.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,152 | ||||
Majority | 57 | 4.9 | −23.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Majority | 56 | 4.8 | −3.6 | ||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −15.0 | |||
O'Ferrall was appointed as a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | 762 | 44.3 | +6.1 | |
Whig | Robert Archbold | 728 | 42.3 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Burke | 226 | 13.1 | New | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Edward Ruthven | 2 | 0.1 | −33.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony George Lefroy | 2 | 0.1 | New | |
Turnout | 990 | 70.3 | c. +19.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,408 | ||||
Majority | 502 | 29.2 | +24.3 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +11.4 | |||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +15.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard More O'Ferrall | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Robert Archbold | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 978 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles FitzGerald | 544 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Bourke | 413 | 32.8 | New | |
Irish Repeal | John Augustus O'Neill | 301 | 23.9 | New | |
Turnout | 629 (est) | 22.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,788 | ||||
Majority | 131 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 112 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Bourke was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | William H. F. Cogan | Unopposed | |||
Radical gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | William H. F. Cogan | 1,431 | 41.6 | New | |
Independent Irish | David O'Connor Henchy | 1,392 | 40.5 | New | |
Conservative | Sir Charles Edward Bayly Kennedy, 2nd Baronet | 616 | 17.9 | −14.9 | |
Majority | 776 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,028 (est) | 73.1 (est) | +50.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,774 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William H. F. Cogan | Unopposed | |||
Whig | David O'Connor Henchy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,080 | ||||
Radical gain from Independent Irish | |||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William H. F. Cogan | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Richard More O'Ferrall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,143 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William H. F. Cogan | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Otho FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,055 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
FitzGerald was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Otho FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,055 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William H. F. Cogan | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Otho FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,999 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Fitzgerald was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Otho FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,999 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles Henry Meldon | 1,296 | 40.3 | New | |
Liberal | William H. F. Cogan | 964 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Otho FitzGerald | 727 | 22.6 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Hill Falconer Morgan [20] | 226 | 7.0 | New | |
Turnout | 1,607 (est) | 54.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,930 | ||||
Majority | 332 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 738 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles Henry Meldon | 1,245 | 38.6 | −1.7 | |
Parnellite Home Rule League | James Leahy | 1,004 | 31.1 | +24.1 | |
Liberal | Richard More O'Ferrall | 684 | 21.2 | −8.8 | |
Home Rule | Alfred W Harris | 295 | 9.1 | −13.5 | |
Majority | 320 | 9.9 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,929 (est) | 69.1 (est) | +14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,793 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.8 | |||
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