Kerry–Limerick West (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1921–1923) For the 2011–2016 constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick, see Kerry North (Dáil constituency).

Kerry–Limerick West
Former Dáil constituency
Location of Kerry–Limerick West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1923
Seats	8
Local government area	County Kerry County Limerick
Created from	East Kerry North Kerry South Kerry West Kerry West Limerick
Replaced by	Kerry Limerick

Kerry–Limerick West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 8 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and first used at the 1921 general election to return the members of the 2nd Dáil. It succeeded four United Kingdom House of Commons constituencies in Kerry and the constituency of West Limerick which in 1918 were used to elect the members of the 1st Dáil.

It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923 and succeeded by the new Kerry constituency and the Limerick constituency, both of which were first used at the 1923 general election for the 4th Dáil.

Both elections held in this constituency were uncontested.

Boundaries

The constituency covered all of County Kerry and the western parts of County Limerick.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry–Limerick West 1921–1923
Key to parties SF = Sinn Féin AT-SF = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921		Piaras Béaslaí (SF)		James Crowley (SF)		Fionán Lynch (SF)		Patrick Cahill (SF)		Con Collins (SF)		Thomas O'Donoghue (SF)		Edmund Roche (SF)		Austin Stack (SF)
3rd	1922		Piaras Béaslaí (PT-SF)		James Crowley (PT-SF)		Fionán Lynch (PT-SF)		Patrick Cahill (AT-SF)		Con Collins (AT-SF)		Thomas O'Donoghue (AT-SF)		Edmund Roche (AT-SF)		Austin Stack (AT-SF)
4th	1923	Constituency abolished. See Kerry and Limerick

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1922 general election

1922 general election: Kerry–Limerick West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Piaras Béaslaí	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Patrick Cahill	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Con Collins	Unopposed	N/A	3
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	James Crowley	Unopposed	N/A	4
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Fionán Lynch	Unopposed	N/A	5
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Thomas O'Donoghue	Unopposed	N/A	6
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Edmund Roche	Unopposed	N/A	7
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Austin Stack	Unopposed	N/A	8
Electorate: 90,397 Valid: Quota: Turnout:

1921 general election

1921 general election: Kerry–Limerick West
	Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat
Sinn Féin	Piaras Béaslaí	Unopposed	N/A	1
Sinn Féin	Patrick Cahill	Unopposed	N/A	2
Sinn Féin	Con Collins	Unopposed	N/A	3
Sinn Féin	James Crowley	Unopposed	N/A	4
Sinn Féin	Fionán Lynch	Unopposed	N/A	5
Sinn Féin	Thomas O'Donoghue	Unopposed	N/A	6
Sinn Féin	Edmund Roche	Unopposed	N/A	7
Sinn Féin	Austin Stack	Unopposed	N/A	8

References

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
^ "General election 1921: Kerry–Limerick West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ "General election 1922: Kerry–Limerick West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Parliamentary constituencies in County Kerry

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Ardfert (1639–1800)
Dingle (1607–1800)
Kerry (????–1800)
Tralee (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

Kerry (1801–1885)
Tralee (1801–1885)
East Kerry (1885–1922)
North Kerry (1885–1922)
South Kerry (1885–1922)
West Kerry (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann
1921–present

Historic	Kerry–Limerick West (1921–1923) Kerry North (1937–2011) Kerry South (1937–2016) Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–2016)
Current	Kerry (1923–1937, 2016–)

European Parliament
1979–present

Munster (1979–2004)
South (2004–)

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Limerick and Borough/City