South Kerry was a

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constituency in Ireland, returning one

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between 1885 and 1922. Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Representation at Westminster in this constituency ceased at the

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, which took place on 15 November, shortly before the establishment of the

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on 6 December 1922. The successor constituency in the new

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was Kerry–Limerick West, first established under the

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to elect members to the

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in 1921.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of

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. 1885–1922: The baronies of Dunkerron North, Dunkerron South, Glanarought and Iveragh.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Kilbride is also elected MP for Galway North and elects to sit there, prompting a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

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