North Kildare (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Kildare
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created from Kildare
Replaced by Kildare–Wicklow

North Kildare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

Contents

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Kildare constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Kildare.

1885–1922: The baronies of Carbury, Clane, Connell, Ikeathy and Oughterany, North Naas, North Salt and South Salt, and that part of the barony of South Naas contained within the parishes of Kill, Killashee and Tipperkevin.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1885, November 28 James Laurence Carew Irish Parliamentary Party split
1890, December 1 Irish National League
1892, July 9 Patrick Kennedy Irish National Federation
1895, July 20 Charles John Engledow Irish National Federation
1900, October 10 Edmund Leamy Irish Parliamentary Died 10 December 1904
1905, February 14 John O'Connor Irish Parliamentary
1918, December 14 2 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Sinn Féin Did not take his seat at Westminster
1922, October 26UK constituency abolished

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Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Laurence Carew 3,168 87.2
Irish Conservative John Fock 46712.8
Majority 2,70174.4
Turnout 3,63571.2
Registered electors 5,108
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Laurence Carew Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Patrick Kennedy 2,153 55.8 N/A
Irish National League James Laurence Carew 1,70744.2N/A
Majority 44611.6N/A
Turnout 3,86065.4N/A
Registered electors 5,901
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Charles John Engledow 1,944 53.2 2.6
Irish National League James Laurence Carew 1,71246.8+2.6
Majority 2326.45.2
Turnout 3,65673.0+7.6
Registered electors 5,007
Irish National Federation hold Swing 2.6

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edmund Leamy 1,461 54.3 N/A
Healyite Nationalist Charles John Engledow 1,22945.77.5
Majority 2328.6+2.2
Turnout 2,69046.027.0
Registered electors 5,845
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing
By-election, 1905: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: North Kildare [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Domhnall Ua Buachalla 5,979 68.7 New
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor 2,72231.3N/A
Majority 3,25737.4N/A
Turnout 8,70165.5N/A
Registered electors 13,274
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

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. pp. 355, 391. ISBN   0901714127.