King's County was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) 1801–1885 and one in 1918–1922.
King's County | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1801–1885 | |
Replaced by | King's County Birr and King's County Tullamore |
1918–1922 | |
Replaced by | Laois–Offaly (in Dáil Éireann) |
Created from | King's County Birr and King's County Tullamore |
This constituency comprised the whole of King's County now known as County Offaly.
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1801, 1 January | Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt | Denis Bowes Daly | ||||
1802, 22 July | Thomas Bernard | Tory[1][2] | ||||
1807, 22 May | Hardress Lloyd | |||||
1818, 30 June | John Clere Parsons | |||||
1821, 30 July | William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse Lord Oxmantown | Tory[3] | ||||
1830, 12 August | Whig[1] | |||||
1833, 1 January | Nicholas Fitzsimon | Repeal Association[1][4] | ||||
1835, 16 January | Hon. John Westenra | Whig[1][5][6] | ||||
1841, 24 February | Sir Andrew Armstrong | Whig[1][5][6] | ||||
1852, 26 July | Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bt | Independent Irish[4][7] | Loftus Henry Bland | Independent Irish[4][8] | ||
1857, 11 April | Whig[9] | Whig[9] | ||||
1859, 19 May | Liberal[4] | John Pope Hennessy | Conservative[4] | |||
1865, 24 July | John Gilbert King | Conservative[4] | ||||
1868, 23 November | David Sherlock | Liberal[4] | ||||
1874, 11 February | Home Rule | Home Rule[4] | ||||
1880, 13 April[4] | Bernard Charles Molloy | Home Rule | ||||
1885 | Constituency divided: see King's County Birr and King's County Tullamore |
Year | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Patrick McCartan | Sinn Féin | |
1922 | Constituency abolished |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | William Parsons | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Thomas Bernard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | William Parsons | 411 | 46.5 | ||
Tory | Thomas Bernard | 316 | 35.8 | ||
Whig | John Westenra | 156 | 17.7 | ||
Turnout | c. 600 | c. 52.7 | |||
Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
Majority | 95 | 10.7 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 160 | 18.1 | |||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal | Nicholas Fitzsimon | 755 | 44.8 | New | |
Whig | William Parsons | 471 | 27.9 | −18.6 | |
Tory | Thomas Bernard | 460 | 27.3 | −8.5 | |
Turnout | 1,043 | 79.6 | c. +26.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,310 | ||||
Majority | 284 | 16.9 | N/A | ||
Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 11 | 0.6 | −10.1 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Nicholas Fitzsimon | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Westenra | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,514 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Nicholas Fitzsimon | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Westenra | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,877 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Fitzsimon resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Andrew Armstrong | 426 | 67.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Bernard | 210 | 33.0 | New | |
Majority | 216 | 34.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 636 | 59.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,078 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John Westenra | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Andrew Armstrong | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,078 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John Westenra | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Andrew Armstrong | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,370 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Irish | Patrick O'Brien | 1,264 | 40.1 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Loftus Henry Bland | 1,191 | 37.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Bernard | 697 | 22.1 | New | |
Majority | 494 | 15.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,925 (est) | 80.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,397 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Patrick O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Loftus Henry Bland | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,228 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish | |||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Pope Hennessy | 1,301 | 27.8 | New | |
Liberal | Patrick O'Brien | 1,293 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Loftus Henry Bland | 1,216 | 26.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Tristram Kennedy | 867 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 8 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,339 (est) | 70.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,324 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Gilbert King | 2,182 | 46.7 | +32.8 | |
Liberal | Patrick O'Brien | 1,246 | 26.7 | −45.4 | |
Conservative | John Pope Hennessy | 1,240 | 26.6 | +12.7 | |
Turnout | 2,957 (est) | 87.5 (est) | +17.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,380 | ||||
Majority | 936 | 20.0 | +19.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +27.8 | |||
Majority | 6 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −45.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Patrick O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | David Sherlock | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,435 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Patrick O'Brien | 2,009 | 48.8 | New | |
Home Rule | David Sherlock | 1,264 | 30.7 | New | |
Home Rule | Bernard Charles Molloy | 758 | 18.4 | New | |
Home Rule | William Arnett Gowing[11] | 82 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 506 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,057 (est) | 60.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,407 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Patrick O'Brien | 1,893 | 43.0 | +5.8 | |
Home Rule | Bernard Charles Molloy | 1,712 | 38.9 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Henry Vincent Jackson | 801 | 18.2 | New | |
Majority | 911 | 20.7 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,694 (est) | 84.0 (est) | +23.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,208 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Patrick McCartan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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