Kinsale was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the
Union
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of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Boundaries
This constituency was the
parliamentary borough of
Kinsale
Kinsale ( ; ) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,281 (a ...
in
County Cork
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. ''A Topographical Directory of Ireland'', published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the borough.
The new boundary contained in the
Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832
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was:
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
* On petition, Mahony was unseated in favour of Thomas
Elections in the 1840s
On petition, Guinness was unseated and a new writ was issued, causing a
by-election
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.
Elections in the 1850s
Hawes resigned by accepting the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Arnott resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
References
*''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)
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External links
Part of the ''Library Ireland: Irish History and Culture'' website containing the text of ''A Topographical Directory of Ireland'', by Samuel Lewis (a work published by S. Lewis & Co of London in 1837) including an article on Kinsale
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Westminster constituencies in County Cork (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885