North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Kerry
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Replaced by Kerry–Limerick West
Created from County Kerry

North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.

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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.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Kerry.

1885–1922: The baronies of Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 John Stack Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Anti-Parnellite
1892 Thomas Sexton Anti-Parnellite
1896 by-election Michael Joseph Flavin Anti-Parnellite
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 James Crowley Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Stack Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 1886: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Stack Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Thomas Sexton 2,858 78.6 N/A
Irish National League Edmund Haviland-Burke 77621.4N/A
Majority2,08257.2N/A
Turnout 3,63462.1N/A
Registered electors 5,855
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General election 1895: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Thomas Sexton Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold
By-election, 1896: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Michael Joseph Flavin Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Michael Joseph Flavin Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 1906: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Michael Joseph Flavin Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Michael Joseph Flavin 2,637 74.9 N/A
Independent Nationalist Thomas Neville Stack88525.1New
Majority1,75249.8N/A
Turnout 3,52263.7N/A
Registered electors 5,536
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Michael Joseph Flavin Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 1918: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin James Crowley Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.