King's_County_Birr_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

King's County Birr
King's County Birr
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	King's County
Replaced by	King's County

Birr (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birr, a division of King's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.

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Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.

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Election		Member	Party
	1885	Bernard Charles Molloy	Irish Parliamentary Party
	1892	Bernard Charles Molloy	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900	Michael Reddy	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918		Constituency merged into King's County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Bernard Charles Molloy	3,408	81.8
	Irish Conservative	Thomas Scroope Wellesley Bernard	760	18.2
Majority			2,648	63.6
Turnout			4,168	79.6
Registered electors			5,236
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Bernard Charles Molloy	3,266	82.1	+0.3
	Irish Conservative	Thomas Scroope Wellesley Bernard	711	17.9	−0.3
Majority			2,555	64.2	+0.6
Turnout			3,977	76.0	−3.6
Registered electors			5,236
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Bernard Charles Molloy	3,279	83.0	+0.9
	Irish Unionist	William Thomas Trench	670	17.0	−0.9
Majority			2,609	66.0	N/A
Turnout			3,949	75.2	−0.8
Registered electors			5,253
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	+0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Bernard Charles Molloy	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,003
	Irish National Federation hold

Birr (UK Parliament constituency)

King's County Birr
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	King's County
Replaced by	King's County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Reddy	1,451	55.1	*N/A*
	Healyite Nationalist	Bernard Charles Molloy	1,181	44.9	N/A
Majority			270	10.2	N/A
Turnout			2,632	54.9	N/A
Registered electors			4,792
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Michael Reddy	2,123	77.3	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	Frederick Ryan	624	22.7	New
Majority			1,499	54.6	N/A
Turnout			2,747	62.3	N/A
Registered electors			4,410
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A