Kilkenny City was an Irish
borough constituency in the
House of Commons
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of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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, returning one
Member of Parliament
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(MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the
Union
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of
Great Britain
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and
Ireland
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took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition at the
1918 general election.
Boundaries
This constituency was the
parliamentary borough of
Kilkenny in
County Kilkenny.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Sullivan resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
O'Connell was also elected for and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Gray's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Whitworth's resignation caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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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{{Kilkenny constituencies
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 1918
Kilkenny (city)