East Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Kerry | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Kerry |
| Replaced by | Kerry–Limerick West |
East Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Representation at Westminster in this constituency ceased at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, which took place on 15 November, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. The successor constituency in the new Dáil Éireann was Kerry–Limerick West first established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in 1921.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Kerry.
1885–1922: The barony of Magunihy and that part of the barony of Trughanacmy not included in the constituency of West Kerry.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Jeremiah Sheehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1895 | Michael Davitt | Irish National Federation | |
| 1895 | vacant | ||
| 1896 | The Hon James Roche | Irish National Federation | |
| 1900 | John Murphy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1910 (January) | Eugene O'Sullivan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1910 (June) | vacant | ||
| 1910 (December) | Timothy O'Sullivan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | Piaras Béaslaí | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | ||