South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency) explained

South Kerry
Type:county
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1922
Seats:1
Previous:County Kerry
Next:Kerry–Limerick West

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

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

ElectionMemberParty
1885John O'ConnorIrish Parliamentary Party
1887 by-electionDenis KilbrideIrish Parliamentary Party
1891Irish National Federation
1895
1895 by-electionThomas Joseph FarrellIrish National Federation
1900John Pius BolandIrish Parliamentary Party
1918Fionán LynchSinn Féin
1922constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1890s

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

Elections in the 1910s

References