North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.
| North Kerry | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Kerry |
| Replaced by | Kerry–Limerick West |
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.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Kerry.
1885–1922: The baronies of Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | John Stack | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1892 | Thomas Sexton | Irish National Federation | |
| 1896 by-election | Michael Joseph Flavin | Irish National Federation | |
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1918 | James Crowley | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Stack | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Stack | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Sexton | 2,858 | 78.6 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | Edmund Haviland-Burke | 776 | 21.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,082 | 57.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,634 | 62.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,855 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Sexton | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | 2,637 | 74.9 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Neville Stack | 885 | 25.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,752 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,522 | 63.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,536 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | James Crowley | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||