Kinsale was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

Boundaries This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Kinsale in County Cork. A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the borough.

The new boundary contained in the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 was:

Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNote 1801, 1 January William Rowley 1801: Co-opted 1802, 13 July Samuel Campbell Rowley Resigned 1806, 29 April Henry Martin Whig 1818, 27 June George Coussmaker Died 1821, 12 July Sir Josias Rowley, Bt Tory 1826, 15 June John Russell Whig 1832, 18 December Sampson Stawell Whig 1835, 15 January Henry Thomas Conservative 1837, 7 August Pierce Mahony Whig Unseated on petition 1838, 1 April Henry Thomas Conservative Declared duly elected 1841, 9 July William Henry Watson Whig 1847, 6 August Richard Samuel Guinness Conservative Unseated on petition and new writ issued 1848, 11 March Benjamin Hawes Whig Resigned 1852, 12 February John Isaac Heard Whig 1859, 7 May Sir John Arnott Liberal Resigned 1863, 8 June Sir George Colthurst, Bt Liberal-Conservative 1874, 3 February Eugene Collins Home Rule League Last MP from the constituency1885 Constituency abolished

Elections Elections in the 1830s

On petition, Mahony was unseated in favour of Thomas

Elections in the 1840s

On petition, Guinness was unseated and a new writ was issued, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s Hawes resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s Arnott resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

References

The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)

External links Part of the Library Ireland: Irish History and Culture website containing the text of A Topographical Directory of Ireland, by Samuel Lewis (a work published by S. Lewis & Co of London in 1837) including an article on Kinsale