County Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)
County Limerick was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
County Limerick | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Limerick |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Limerick (IHC) |
Replaced by |
Boundaries
editThis constituency comprised County Limerick, except for the parliamentary borough of Limerick, which was formed the Limerick City constituency.
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections in the 1830s
editLloyd's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Standish O'Grady | 902 | 56.8 | ||
Tory | James Hewitt Massy Dawson | 687 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 215 | 13.6 | |||
Majority | 1,589 | 50.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,142 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing |
- On petition, O'Grady was unseated in favour of Massy Dawson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,142 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | 1,056 | 29.3 | ||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | 1,040 | 28.8 | ||
Irish Repeal | Godfrey Massey | 760 | 21.1 | ||
Irish Repeal | Alexander McCarthy | 751 | 20.8 | ||
Majority | 280 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,889 | 73.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,565 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,740 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | 859 | 49.7 | ||
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | 855 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Augustus Stafford O'Brien | 14 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 841 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | 995 | 30.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Caleb Powell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,670 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | 588 | 30.3 | New | |
Irish Confederate | William Smith O'Brien | 482 | 24.9 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Caleb Powell | 458 | 23.6 | New | |
Irish Repeal | George John O'Connell | 407 | 21.0 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Patrick Carroll | 4 | 0.2 | New | |
Turnout | 970 (est) | 54.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
Majority | 106 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 24 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Irish Confederate gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
O'Brien was adjudged guilty of high treason, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Samuel Dickson | Unopposed | |||
Peelite gain from Irish Confederate |
Elections in the 1850s
editDickson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Wyndham Goold | 239 | 42.2 | New | |
Conservative | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | 199 | 35.2 | N/A | |
Tenant Right League | Michael Ryan[14] | 128 | 22.6 | New | |
Majority | 40 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 566 | 31.6 | −22.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Confederate | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Wyndham Goold | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,079 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig gain from Irish Confederate |
Monsell was appointed a clerk of ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,249 | ||||
Peelite hold |
Goold's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Stephen de Vere | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Monsell was appointed President of the Board of Health, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,428 | ||||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Wyndham Goold | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,428 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | 4,020 | 44.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | 2,626 | 29.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward John Synan | 2,369 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,508 (est) | 69.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,481 | ||||
Majority | 1,394 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 257 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,318 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Monsell was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,318 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,571 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
editMonsell was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,489 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Monsell was created a peer in January 1874, voiding his seat, and a writ was to be issued for a by-election. However, this was pre-empted by the dissolution of Parliament later that month
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | William Henry O'Sullivan | 3,521 | 47.8 | New | |
Home Rule | Edward John Synan | 2,856 | 38.7 | New | |
Home Rule | John James Kelly | 995 | 13.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,861 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,686 (est) | 58.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,300 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Parnellite Home Rule League | William Henry O'Sullivan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,072 | ||||
Home Rule hold | |||||
Home Rule hold |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 232. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. pp. 91, 166. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Grady's s name was erased from the return and that of James Hewitt Massy Dawson substituted 3 May 1830
- ^ Salmon, Philip. "MASSY (afterwards MASSY DAWSON), James Hewitt (1779-1834), of Ballynacourte, co. Tipperary and 87 Gloucester Place, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ O'Brien was found guilty of high treason in Oct 1848
- ^ "Limerick Chronicle". 4 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 225–226, 293–294. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "Election Details". The Examiner. 14 August 1847. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Whig". 14 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Potter, Matthew. "William Monsell, First Baron Emly of Terboe" (PDF). The Old Limerick Journal: 58–63. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "State of the Country". Westmeath Independent. 2 June 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ireland". Reading Mercury. 21 December 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The League in Limerick". Dublin Weekly Nation. 14 December 1850. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Weekly Retrospect". Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. 21 December 1850. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Morning Advertiser". 1 December 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Limerick". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
References
edit- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)