# Tralee (UK Parliament constituency)

Tralee was a constituency in Ireland of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801. The borough constituency continued to be represented until it was disfranchised in 1885.

## Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Tralee in County Kerry.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Note |
| | 1801-01-01 | Arthur Moore | | 1801: Co-opted $^a$ |
| | 1802-07-24 | Rt Hon. George Canning | Tory | Appointed Treasurer of the Navy |
| | 1804-06-04 | Rt Hon. George Canning | Tory | Later Prime Minister 1827 |
| | 1806-11-17 | Rt Hon. Maurice FitzGerald (The 18th Knight of Kerry) | Whig | Also returned by and elected to sit for County Kerry |
| | 1807-01-17 | Samuel Boddington | Tory | |
| | 1807-05-21 | Sir Arthur Wellesley | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for Newport (Isle of Wight). Later Prime Minister (as the 1st Duke of Wellington) 1828–30 and 1834. |
| | 1807-07-27 | Evan Foulkes | Tory | Resigned |
| | 1808-02-25 | James Stephen | Tory | |
| | 1812-10-27 | Henry Arthur Herbert | Whig | Resigned |
| | 1813-06-17 | James Evan Baillie | Whig | |
| | 1818-06-29 | Edward Denny | Tory | Later 4th Baronet. Resigned. |
| | 1819-05-29 | James Cuffe | Tory | Died 29 July 1828 |
| | 1820-03-20 | James Cuffe | Tory | Died 29 July 1828 |
| | 1826 | James Cuffe | Tory | Died 29 July 1828 |
| | 1828-09-12 | Sir Edward Denny, Bt | Tory | 3rd Baronet. Resigned. |
| | 1829-06-09 | Robert Vernon Smith | Whig | |
| | 1831-05-07 | Walker Ferrand | Tory | |
| | 1832-12-14 | Maurice O'Connell | Repeal Association | |
| | 1837-08-07 | John Bateman | Conservative | Unseated on petition |
| | 1838-03-12 | Maurice O'Connell | Repeal Association | |
| | 1852-07-15 | Maurice O'Connell | Radical | Died 18 June 1853 |
| | 1853-07-04 | Daniel O'Connell Jnr | Whig | |
| | 1859-05-02 | Daniel O'Connell Jnr | Liberal | Resigned |
| | 1863-05-15 | Rt Hon. Thomas O'Hagan | Liberal | Appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland |
| | 1865-02-14 | Daniel O'Donoghue (The O'Donoghue) | Liberal | |
| | 1880-04-01 | Daniel O'Donoghue (The O'Donoghue) | Home Rule League | Last MP for the constituency |
| 1885-11-18 | 1885-11-18 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |
Note:
* $^a$ Member of the former Parliament of Ireland chosen by lot to sit in the UK House of Commons from 1801.

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Vernon Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
Vernon Smith was appointed as a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 4 December 1830: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Vernon Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Walker Ferrand | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1832: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal | Maurice O'Connell | 91 | 56.2 |
| | Tory | Edward Denny, Jnr. | 71 | 43.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162 | 90.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180 | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory |
General election 1835: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Maurice O'Connell | 85 | 51.2 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | William Denny | 81 | 48.8 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 2.4 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166 | 63.1 | −26.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 263 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |
General election 1837: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bateman (Tralee MP) | 75 | 54.0 | +5.2 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Maurice O'Connell | 64 | 46.0 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139 | 33.6 | −29.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 414 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +5.2 | |
* On petition, tendered votes were allowed, altering total votes to 133 for O'Connell and 111 for Bateman, allowing O'Connell to be declared elected.

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Maurice O'Connell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 258 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative |
General election 1847: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Maurice O'Connell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 511 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Maurice O'Connell | 103 | 81.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Denny | 24 | 18.9 | New |
| | Conservative | George Herbert Kinderley | 0 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 62.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127 | 55.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 228 | | |
| | Radical gain from Irish Repeal | Radical gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
O'Connell's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 4 July 1853: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Daniel O'Connell Jnr | 150 | 93.8 | N/A |
| | Independent Irish | Thomas Fitzgerald | 10 | 6.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 87.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160 | 50.8 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 315 | | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Daniel O'Connell Jnr | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 248 | | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical |
General election 1859: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Connell Jnr | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 244 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

O'Connell resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 May 1863: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas O'Hagan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
O'Hagan resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, causing a by-election.
By-election, 14 February 1865: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | 115 | 59.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Joseph Neale McKenna | 79 | 40.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194 | 81.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1865: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 263 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | 143 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | John Daly | 140 | 49.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283 | 77.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 366 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tralee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Daniel O'Donoghue | 187 | 58.4 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Murray Hussey | 133 | 41.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 320 | 90.1 | +12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 355 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |