West Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

West Kerry
West Kerry
	Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	One
Created from	County Kerry and Tralee

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. Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament. 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 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.

Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885–1890	Edward Harrington	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1892	Edward Harrington	Parnellite
1892–1900	Sir Thomas Esmonde Bt	Anti-Parnellite
1900–1918	Thomas O'Donnell	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918–1922	Austin Stack	Sinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Edward Harrington	2,607	90.9	*N/A*
	Irish Conservative	William Rowan	262	9.1	N/A
Majority			2,345	81.8	N/A
Turnout			2,869	50.6	N/A
Registered electors			5,668
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 1886: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Edward Harrington	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Esmonde	2,490	67.7	*N/A*
	Irish National League	Edward Harrington	1,143	31.1	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Richard Elliott Palmer	43	1.2	New
Majority			1,347	36.6	N/A
Turnout			3,676	58.0	N/A
Registered electors			6,336
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Esmonde	Unopposed
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas O'Donnell	2,464	69.8	*N/A*
	Healyite Nationalist	James Edward John Julian	1,065	30.2	N/A
Majority			1,399	39.6	N/A
Turnout			3,529	60.4	N/A
Registered electors			5,845
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1906: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas O'Donnell	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas O'Donnell	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election December 1910: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas O'Donnell	Unopposed
	Irish Parliamentary hold

General election 1918: West Kerry[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Sinn Féin	Austin Stack	Unopposed
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

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

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 1)

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