County Kilkenny parliamentary constituency was former UK Parliament County constituency in County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

 in Ireland

Ireland

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. The County constituency returned two Members of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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, from 1801 until 1885.

County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain

Parliament of Great Britain

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 and Ireland

Parliament of Ireland

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 took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny

North Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)

North Kilkenny was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...

 and South Kilkenny

South Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)

South Kilkenny was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This county constituency comprised the southern part of County Kilkenny...

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County Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county

Counties of Ireland

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 except for the borough constituency of Kilkenny City

Kilkenny City (UK Parliament constituency)

Kilkenny City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament...

 for Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

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Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

, except for the Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary borough

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 of Kilkenny City

Kilkenny City (UK Parliament constituency)

Kilkenny City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament...

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Members of Parliament

Year	|2nd Member	2nd Party
1801, 1 January United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		William Ponsonby William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby , PC was a leading Irish Whig politician, being a member of the Irish House of Commons, and after 1800, of the United Kingdom parliament. Ponsonby was the son of the Hon... , later Baron Ponsonby	Whig		James Butler James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde James Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde KP was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford.... , later Marquess of Ormonde
1806, 12 April		George Ponsonby George Ponsonby George Ponsonby PC , was a British lawyer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background and education:...
1806, 21 November		Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby Major General The Honourable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, GCMG, KCB, KCH , styled The Honourable from 1806 to 1837, was a British military officer, the second son of the 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Spencer....
1820, 11 September					Charles Harwood Butler Clarke
1826, 22 June		John Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician... , later Earl of Bessborough
1830, 12 August					John Butler, Earl of Ossory John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General Hon... , later Marquess of Ormonde
1832, 20 December		Pierce Butler			William Francis Finn William Francis Finn William Francis Finn was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1832, and held the seat until 1837.-References:...
1837, 12 August					George Bryan George Bryan (MP) George Bryan , was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1837, and held the seat until 1843.- External links :...
1843, 1 December					Pierce Somerset Butler Pierce Somerset Butler Pierce Somerset Butler was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1843, and held the seat until 1852.-References:...
1846, 29 July		Richard Smithwicke
1847, 18 August		John Green John Green (MP) John Green , was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1847, and held the seat until 1865.-References:...
1852, 26 July					William Shee William Shee Sir William Shee QS was an Anglo-Irish politician, lawyer and judge, the first Roman Catholic judge to sit in England and Wales since the Reformation.-Early life and legal career:...
1857, 13 April					Leopold Agar-Ellis Leopold Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden , known as Leopold Agar-Ellis until 1895, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:... , later Viscount Clifden
1865, 24 July		George Leopold Bryan George Leopold Bryan George Leopold Bryan was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1865, and held the seat until 1880.-References:...
1874, 10 February					Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (Irish politician) Patrick Martin , was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1874, and held the seat until the constituency was divided for the 1885 general election.-References:...
1880, 15 April		Edward Purcell Mulhallen Marum
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...	Constituency abolished: see North Kilkenny North Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency) North Kilkenny was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...  and South Kilkenny South Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency) South Kilkenny was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This county constituency comprised the southern part of County Kilkenny...