# South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)

South Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament between 1885 and 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Kerry constituency. 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. The successor constituency in the new Dáil Éireann was Kerry–Limerick West, first established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in 1921.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Kerry.
1885–1922: The baronies of Dunkerron North, Dunkerron South, Glanarought and Iveragh.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | John O'Connor | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1887 by-election | Denis Kilbride | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891 | Denis Kilbride | Irish National Federation |
| 1895 | Denis Kilbride | Irish National Federation |
| 1895 by-election | Thomas Joseph Farrell | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | John Pius Boland | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 | Fionán Lynch | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | 2,742 | 95.4 | |
| | Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | Daniel O'Connell | 133 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,609 | 90.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,875 | 63.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,529 | | |
| | 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: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-election, 1887: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Denis Kilbride | 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: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Denis Kilbride | 2,096 | 87.1 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | James Foley | 225 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Rowland George Allanson-Winn | 86 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,871 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,407 | 65.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,686 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Denis Kilbride | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
Kilbride is also elected MP for Galway North and elects to sit there, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1895: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Thomas Joseph Farrell | 1,209 | 71.8 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Martin Murphy | 474 | 28.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 43.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | 48.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,472 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Pius Boland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Pius Boland | 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: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Pius Boland | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Pius Boland | 2,390 | 84.1 | N/A |
| | All-for-Ireland | Timothy Brendan Cronin | 452 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,938 | 68.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,842 | 48.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,858 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1918 general election: South Kerry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Fionán Lynch | 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 |