West Kerry | |
Type: | county |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1922 |
Seats: | 1 |
Previous: | County Kerry and Tralee |
Next: | Kerry–Limerick West |
West Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Representation 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.
This constituency comprised the western part of County Kerry.
1885–1922: The barony of Corkaguiny and that part of the barony of Trughanacmy contained within the parishes of Annagh, Ardfert, Ballynahaglish, Ballyseedy, Clogherbrien, Fenit, Kilcolman, Kilgarrylander, Kiltallagh, Ratass and Tralee.
Years | Member | Party |
---|---|---|
1885–1890 | Edward Harrington | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1892 | Parnellite | |
1892–1900 | Sir Thomas Esmonde Bt | Irish National Federation |
1900–1918 | Thomas O'Donnell | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1918–1922 | Austin Stack | Sinn Féin |