Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

Kerry
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1801–1885
Number of members	Two
Replaced by	East Kerry, North Kerry, South Kerry and West Kerry

A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer part of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Kerry, except for the Borough of Tralee.

Members of Parliament

Year		1st Party		2nd Party
1801	James Crosbie		Maurice Fitzgerald	Whig
1806	Henry Arthur Herbert (1756–1821)
1812	James Crosbie
1826	William Hare (Viscount Ennismore from 1827)
1830	William Browne
1831	Frederick William Mullins		Daniel O'Connell	Whig
1832			Charles O'Connell	Whig
1835			Morgan John O'Connell	Liberal Party
1837	Arthur Blennerhassett
1841	William Browne
1847	Henry Arthur Herbert (1815–66)	Liberal Party
1852	Henry Arthur Herbert (1815–66)	Liberal Party	Valentine Browne (Viscount Castlerosse from 1853)
1866 by-election	Henry Arthur Herbert (1840–1901)		Valentine Browne (Viscount Castlerosse from 1853)
1872 by-election	Henry Arthur Herbert (1840–1901)		Rowland Blennerhassett	Home Rule Association/ Home Rule League
1880	Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Bt	Liberal Party	Rowland Blennerhassett	Home Rule Association/ Home Rule League

Elections

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Split into four divisions in 1885

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the single-seat Tralee constituency and the two-seat Kerry constituency were replaced by four single-seat constituencies:

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1973)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy, 1978)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Kerry

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ardfert (1639–1800) Dingle (1607–1800) Kerry (????–1800) Tralee (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Kerry (1801–85) Tralee (1801–85) East Kerry (1885–1922) North Kerry (1885–1922) South Kerry (1885–1922) West Kerry (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1921–present	Kerry–Limerick West (1921–23) Kerry (1923–37, 2016–) Kerry North (1937–2011) Kerry South (1937–2016) Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–16)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (2004–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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