# North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected on a system of first-past-the-post, from 1885 to 1922.
Representation at Westminster in this constituency ceased at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, which took place on 15 November, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Kerry.
1885–1922: The baronies of Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | John Stack | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891 | John Stack | Irish National Federation |
| 1892 | Thomas Sexton | Irish National Federation |
| 1896 by-election | Michael Joseph Flavin | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | Michael Joseph Flavin | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 | James Crowley | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Stack | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Stack | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Thomas Sexton | 2,858 | 78.6 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | Edmund Haviland-Burke | 776 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,082 | 57.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,634 | 62.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,855 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Thomas Sexton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
By-election, 1896: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | 2,637 | 74.9 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Neville Stack | 885 | 25.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,752 | 49.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,522 | 63.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,536 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Joseph Flavin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: North Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | James Crowley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |