West Limerick | |
Type: | county |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1922 |
Seats: | 1 |
Previous: | County Limerick |
Next: | Kerry–Limerick West |
West Limerick was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Limerick 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.
This constituency comprised the western part of County Limerick.
1885–1922: The baronies of Connello Lower, Connello Upper, Glenquin, Kenry and Shanid, and that part of the barony of Coshma contained within the parishes of Adare, Drehidtarsna and Killonohan.
Election | Member | Party | Note | ||
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1885, December 1 | William Abraham | Irish Parliamentary | Party split | ||
1890, December 1 | Anti-Parnellite | Joined new organisation | |||
1891, March 1 | Irish National Federation | ||||
1892, July 13 | Michael Austin | Irish National Federation | |||
1900, October 5 | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | Irish Parliamentary | |||
1918, December 14 2 | Con Collins | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster | ||
1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished |
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