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| County Kilkenny | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Kilkenny (IHC) |
| Replaced by | |
County Kilkenny was a former UK Parliament county constituency in County Kilkenny in Ireland. The County constituency returned two Members of Parliaments (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1801 until 1885.
County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny.
Boundaries
County Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county except for the borough constituency of Kilkenny City for Kilkenny.
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kilkenny, except for the parliamentary borough of Kilkenny City.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Ponsonby | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,078 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Ponsonby was appointed as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Ponsonby | 336 | 55.5 | ||
| Irish Repeal | Pierce Butler | 269 | 44.5 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 605 | c. 53.1 | |||
| Registered electors | c. 1,139 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Ponsonby | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Pierce Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | William Francis Finn | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,246 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Pierce Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | William Francis Finn | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,262 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Pierce Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | George Bryan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,726 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Irish Repeal | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Pierce Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | George Bryan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,530 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Bryan's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Pierce Somerset Butler | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Pierce Butler's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Richard Smithwicke | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||