North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Kerry
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created from County Kerry
Replaced by Kerry–Limerick West

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, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.

Contents

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 Irish National Federation
1892 Thomas Sexton Irish National Federation
1896 by-election Michael Joseph Flavin Irish National Federation
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 James Crowley Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: 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
1895 general election: 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

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

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: 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
December 1910 general election: North Kerry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Michael Joseph Flavin Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: 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. pp. 353, 390. ISBN   0901714127.