The 1872 Kerry by-election was fought on 6 February 1872. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP Valentine Browne succeeding to the peerage as Earl of Kenmare. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Rowland Blennerhassett.[1] The by-election was important in the decline of the Catholic Union whose candidate was defeated by Blennerhassett, who although a Home Ruler was a Protestant. The Bishop of Kerry had condemned the Home Rule campaign.
Result
edit| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry by-election, 1872 Succession to peerage by Viscount Castlerosse Electorate: 5,450 Turnout: 3,635 (66.7%) N/A | Home Rule gain from Liberal Majority: 839 (23.0%) | Rowland Blennerhassett | Home Rule | 2,237 | 61.5 | New | ||
| J. A. Dease | Liberal | 1,398 | 38.5 | N/A | ||||
References
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