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Revision as of 06:15, 2 February 2018
| Kilkenny County | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Replaced by | North Kilkenny South Kilkenny |
County Kilkenny parliamentary constituency was a former UK Parliament County constituency in County Kilkenny in Ireland. The County constituency returned two Members of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1801 until 1885.
County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny.
County Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county except for the borough constituency of Kilkenny City for Kilkenny.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kilkenny, except for the Parliamentary borough of Kilkenny City.
Members of Parliament
| Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801, 1 January | style="background-color: Template:Whig Party (UK)/meta/color" | | William Ponsonby, later Baron Ponsonby | Whig | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Butler, later Marquess of Ormonde | |
| 1806, 12 April | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Ponsonby | ||||
| 1806, 21 November | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby | ||||
| 1820, 11 September | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles Clarke | ||||
| 1826, 22 June | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, later Earl of Bessborough | ||||
| 1830, 12 August | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Butler, Earl of Ossory, later Marquess of Ormonde | ||||
| 1832, 20 December | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Pierce Butler | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Francis Finn | ||
| 1837, 12 August | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Bryan | ||||
| 1843, 1 December | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Pierce Somerset Butler | ||||
| 1846, 29 July | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Smithwicke | ||||
| 1847, 18 August | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Greene | ||||
| 1852, 26 July | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Shee | ||||
| 1857, 13 April | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Leopold Agar-Ellis, later Viscount Clifden | ||||
| 1865, 24 July | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Leopold Bryan | ||||
| 1874, 10 February | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Martin | ||||
| 1880, 15 April | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Edward Marum | ||||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished: see North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny | |||||
Elections
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | George Leopold Bryan | 2,603 | 44.2 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Patrick Martin | 2,139 | 36.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Leopold Agar-Ellis | 1,151 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 988 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,522 (est) | 66.5 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,300 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnellite Home Rule League | Edward Marum | 2,707 | 42.9 | −1.3 | |
| Home Rule | Patrick Martin | 2,694 | 42.7 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | James Butler | 913 | 14.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,781 | 28.2 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,620 (est) | 73.8 (est) | +7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,907 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
“walkerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- 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)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2 )