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 |
This constituency comprised County Limerick, except for the parliamentary borough of Limerick, which was formed the Limerick City constituency.
Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1801, 1 Jan | John Waller | William Odell | ||||
1802, 22 July | Charles Silver Oliver | |||||
1806, 22 November | Windham Quin, later Earl of Dunraven & Mt Earl | Tory[1] | ||||
1818, 8 July | Richard FitzGibbon, later Earl of Clare | Whig[1][2] | ||||
1820, 30 March | Standish O'Grady, later Viscount Guillamore | Whig[1] | ||||
1826, 23 Jun | Thomas Lloyd | Tory[1] | ||||
1830, 2 Feb | Standish O'Grady, later Viscount Guillamore[3] | Whig[1] | ||||
1830, 3 May | James Hewitt Massy Dawson | Tory[4] | ||||
1830, 10 Aug | Standish O'Grady, later Viscount Guillamore | Whig[1] | ||||
1835, 15 Jan | William Smith O'Brien[5] | Whig[1][6][2] | ||||
1841, 10 Jul | Caleb Powell | Whig[1] | ||||
1847, 14 Aug | Irish Confederation[7] | William Monsell, later Baron Emly | Peelite[8][9][10] | |||
1849, 1 Jun | Samuel Dickson | Peelite[11] | ||||
1850, 14 Dec | Wyndham Goold | Whig[12][13][14] | ||||
1854, Dec | Stephen de Vere | Whig[15] | ||||
1859, 16 May | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | Conservative[7] | Liberal[7] | |||
1865, 19 Jul | Edward John Synan | Liberal[7] | ||||
1874, 11 Feb | Home Rule[7] | William Henry O'Sullivan | Home Rule[7] | |||
1885 | Constituency divided: see East Limerick and West Limerick |
Lloyd's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 | % | ||
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Whig | Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Standish O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 | % | ||
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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 | % | ||
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Caleb Powell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,670 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Peelite | Samuel Dickson | Unopposed | |||
Peelite gain from Irish Confederate |
Dickson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Peelite | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,249 | ||||
Peelite hold |
Goold's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Stephen de Vere | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Monsell was appointed President of the Board of Health, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,318 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward John Synan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,571 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Monsell was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | 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 |
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