County Kilkenny was a former UK Parliament county constituency in

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. The

County constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constituen ...

returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) in the

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of the

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, from 1801 until 1885. County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the

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and

took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by

North Kilkenny North Kilkenny was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922. Boundaries and Boundary Changes This constit ...

and South Kilkenny.

Boundaries

County Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county except for the

borough constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constituen ...

of Kilkenny City for

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

. This constituency comprised the whole of

, except for the

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of Kilkenny City.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Ponsonby was appointed as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Bryan's death caused a by-election. Pierce Butler's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

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) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilkenny County Westminster constituencies in County Kilkenny (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885 Historic constituencies in County Kilkenny