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South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament between 1885 and 1922.

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Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Kerry constituency. 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. The successor constituency in the new Dáil Éireann was Kerry–Limerick West, first established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in 1921.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Kerry.

1885–1922: The baronies of Dunkerron North, Dunkerron South, Glanarought and Iveragh.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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Elections in the 1890s

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Kilbride is also elected MP for Galway North and elects to sit there, prompting a by-election.

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Elections in the 1900s

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Elections in the 1910s

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References

  1. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 354, 391. ISBN 0901714127.



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