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 (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition at the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Sullivan resigned, causing a by-election.

O'Connell was also elected for Limerick City and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.

Gray's death caused a by-election.

Whitworth's resignation caused a by-election.

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^ "The Evening Freeman". 8 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)