County Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)


County Limerick, also known as Limerick County, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Limerick, except for the Parliamentary borough of Limerick.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Lloyd's death caused a by-election.
O'Brien was adjudged guilty of high treason, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Dickson's death caused a by-election.
Monsell was appointed a clerk of ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Goold's death caused a by-election.
Monsell was appointed President of the Board of Health, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Monsell was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Monsell was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
Monsell was created a peer in January 1874, voiding his seat, and a writ was to be issued for a by-election. However, this was pre-empted by the dissolution of Parliament later that month

Elections in the 1880s