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King's County (UK Parliament constituency)

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) from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.

King's County
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyKing's County
1801–1885
Seats2
Created fromKing's County (IHC)
Replaced by
1918–1922
Created fromKing's County Birr and King's County Tullamore (IHC)
Replaced byLaois–Offaly (in Dáil Éireann)

Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the whole of King's County now known as County Offaly.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1801–1885

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Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1801, 1 JanuarySir Lawrence Parsons, BtDenis Bowes Daly
1802, 22 JulyThomas BernardTory[1][2]
1807, 22 MayHardress Lloyd
1818, 30 JuneJohn Clere Parsons
1821, 30 JulyWilliam Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse Lord OxmantownTory[3]
1830, 12 AugustWhig[1]
1833, 1 JanuaryNicholas FitzsimonRepeal Association[1][4]
1835, 16 JanuaryHon. John WestenraWhig[1][5][6]
1841, 24 FebruarySir Andrew ArmstrongWhig[1][5][6]
1852, 26 JulySir Patrick O'Brien, BtIndependent Irish[4][7]Loftus Henry BlandIndependent Irish[4][8]
1857, 11 AprilWhig[9]Whig[9]
1859, 19 MayLiberal[4]John Pope HennessyConservative[4]
1865, 24 JulyJohn Gilbert KingConservative[4]
1868, 23 NovemberDavid SherlockLiberal[4]
1874, 11 FebruaryHome RuleHome Rule[4]
1880, 13 April[4]Bernard Charles MolloyHome Rule
1885Constituency divided: see King's County Birr and King's County Tullamore

MPs 1918–1922

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YearMemberParty
1918Patrick McCartanSinn Féin
1922Constituency abolished

Elections

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  • Note: Turnout estimated by dividing votes cast by 2. This will underestimate turnout to the extent that electors only used one of their two possible votes. Where there are two seats available but one party fields just one candidate, the turnout is estimated as the sum of the highest vote for each party. This method may overestimate turnout.

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: King's County (2 seats)[4][1][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigWilliam ParsonsUnopposed
ToryThomas BernardUnopposed
Registered electors1,139
Whig gain from Tory
Tory hold
General election 1831: King's County (2 seats)[4][1][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigWilliam Parsons 411 46.5
ToryThomas Bernard 316 35.8
WhigJohn Westenra15617.7
Turnoutc. 600c. 52.7
Registered electors1,139
Majority9510.7
Whig hold
Majority16018.1
Tory hold
General election 1832: King's County (2 seats)[4][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish RepealNicholas Fitzsimon 755 44.8 New
WhigWilliam Parsons 471 27.9 −18.6
ToryThomas Bernard46027.3−8.5
Turnout1,04379.6c. +26.9
Registered electors1,310
Majority28416.9N/A
Irish Repeal gain from TorySwingN/A
Majority110.6−10.1
Whig holdSwing−5.1
General election 1835: King's County (2 seats)[4][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig)Nicholas FitzsimonUnopposed
WhigJohn WestenraUnopposed
Registered electors1,514
Irish Repeal hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: King's County (2 seats)[4][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig)Nicholas FitzsimonUnopposed
WhigJohn WestenraUnopposed
Registered electors1,877
Irish Repeal hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

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Fitzsimon resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 February 1841: King's County[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigAndrew Armstrong 426 67.0 N/A
ConservativeThomas Bernard21033.0New
Majority21634.0N/A
Turnout63659.0N/A
Registered electors1,078
Whig gain from Irish RepealSwing
General election 1841: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn WestenraUnopposed
WhigAndrew ArmstrongUnopposed
Registered electors1,078
Whig hold
Whig gain from Irish Repeal
General election 1847: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn WestenraUnopposed
WhigAndrew ArmstrongUnopposed
Registered electors1,370
Whig hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent IrishPatrick O'Brien 1,264 40.1 N/A
Independent IrishLoftus Henry Bland 1,191 37.8 N/A
ConservativeThomas Bernard69722.1New
Majority49415.7N/A
Turnout1,925 (est)80.3 (est)N/A
Registered electors2,397
Independent Irish gain from WhigSwingN/A
Independent Irish gain from WhigSwingN/A
General election 1857: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigPatrick O'BrienUnopposed
WhigLoftus Henry BlandUnopposed
Registered electors3,228
Whig gain from Independent Irish
Whig gain from Independent Irish
General election 1859: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Pope Hennessy 1,301 27.8 New
LiberalPatrick O'Brien 1,293 27.6 N/A
LiberalLoftus Henry Bland1,21626.0N/A
LiberalTristram Kennedy86718.5N/A
Majority80.2N/A
Turnout2,339 (est)70.4 (est)N/A
Registered electors3,324
Conservative gain from LiberalSwingN/A
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Gilbert King 2,182 46.7 +32.8
LiberalPatrick O'Brien 1,246 26.7 −45.4
ConservativeJohn Pope Hennessy1,24026.6+12.7
Turnout2,957 (est)87.5 (est)+17.1
Registered electors3,380
Majority93620.0+19.8
Conservative holdSwing+27.8
Majority60.1
Liberal holdSwing−45.5
General election 1868: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPatrick O'BrienUnopposed
LiberalDavid SherlockUnopposed
Registered electors3,435
Liberal hold
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home RulePatrick O'Brien 2,009 48.8 New
Home RuleDavid Sherlock 1,264 30.7 New
Home RuleBernard Charles Molloy75818.4New
Home RuleWilliam Arnett Gowing[11]822.0New
Majority50612.3N/A
Turnout2,057 (est)60.4 (est)N/A
Registered electors3,407
Home Rule gain from LiberalSwing
Home Rule gain from LiberalSwing

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: King's County (2 seats)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home RulePatrick O'Brien 1,893 43.0 +5.8
Home RuleBernard Charles Molloy 1,712 38.9 +8.2
ConservativeHenry Vincent Jackson80118.2New
Majority91120.7+8.4
Turnout2,694 (est)84.0 (est)+23.6
Registered electors3,208
Home Rule holdSwingN/A
Home Rule holdSwingN/A
  • Constituency abolished 1885 and re-created as a single member constituency 1918

Elections in the 1910s

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1918 general election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn FéinPatrick McCartan Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Constituency abolished 1922

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 35. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Salmon, Philip. "BERNARD, Thomas (?1769-1834), of Castle Bernard, King's Co". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ Salmon, Philip. "PARSONS, William, Lord Oxmantown (1800-1867)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 222–223, 288–289, 391. ISBN 0901714127.
  5. ^ a b "King's County". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 28 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ a b "The Irish Members". Dublin Weekly Nation. 14 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Kings County Chronicle". 21 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Kings County Chronicle". 14 July 1852. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b "King's County Chronicle". 18 May 1859. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ a b Salmon, Philip. "King's County". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ "The General Election". Freeman's Journal. 12 February 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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