King's County Birr
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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Birr, a division of King's County, was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.
| King's County Birr | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | King's County |
| Replaced by | King's County |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the King's County constituency.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the south-western part of King's County now known as County Offaly. It consisted of the baronies of Ballycowan, Ballyboy and Eglish, Ballybritt, Clonlisk and Garrycastle.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Bernard Charles Molloy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1900 | Michael Reddy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | Constituency merged into King's County | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Bernard Charles Molloy | 3,408 | 81.8 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Thomas Scroope Wellesley Bernard | 760 | 18.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,648 | 63.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,168 | 79.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,236 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Bernard Charles Molloy | 3,266 | 82.1 | +0.3 | |
| Irish Conservative | Thomas Scroope Wellesley Bernard | 711 | 17.9 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,555 | 64.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,977 | 76.0 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,236 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Bernard Charles Molloy | 3,279 | 83.0 | +0.9 | |
| Irish Unionist | William Thomas Trench | 670 | 17.0 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 2,609 | 66.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,949 | 75.2 | −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,253 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Bernard Charles Molloy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,003 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Reddy | 1,451 | 55.1 | N/A | |
| Healyite Nationalist | Bernard Charles Molloy | 1,181 | 44.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 270 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,632 | 54.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,792 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Reddy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,512 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Reddy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,410 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Reddy | 2,123 | 77.3 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Ryan | 624 | 22.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,499 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,747 | 62.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,410 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||