Kerry by-election, 1872

The Kerry by-election of 1872 was fought on 6 February 1872[20 3]. The byelection was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP Valentine Browne succeeding to the peerage as Earl of Kenmare. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Rowland Blennerhassett.^[1] The by-election was important in the decline of the Catholic Union whose candidate was defeated by Blennerhassett, who although a Home Ruler was a Protestant. The Bishop of Kerry had condemned the Home Rule campaign.

Results

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%	±%
Kerry by-election, 1872 Succession to peerage by Viscount Castlerosse		Home Rule gain from Liberal		Rowland Blennerhassett	Home Rule		62	+62
				J. A. Dease	Liberal		38

References

1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons1.htm