John Stack (politician)
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John Stack was an Irish nationalist
politician, and Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Kerry
from 1885 to 1892.
At the 1885 general election
, Stack was elected unopposed as Irish Parliamentary Party
MP for the newly-created North Kerry constituency; it was the only one of the four Kerry constituencies not be contested by a Conservative
or Loyalist candidate. He was returned unopposed in 1886
, and when the Irish Party split in 1891, he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority. Stack did not context the 1892 general election
, when the Anti-Parnellite Thomas Sexton won the seat with a large majority over a Parnellite candidate.
Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
politician, and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for North Kerry
North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
from 1885 to 1892.
At the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, Stack was elected unopposed as Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
MP for the newly-created North Kerry constituency; it was the only one of the four Kerry constituencies not be contested by a Conservative
Irish Conservative Party
The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century...
or Loyalist candidate. He was returned unopposed in 1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, and when the Irish Party split in 1891, he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority. Stack did not context the 1892 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, when the Anti-Parnellite Thomas Sexton won the seat with a large majority over a Parnellite candidate.