Kerry — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett (Irish Parliamentary Party) and Rowland Blennerhassett (Liberal) were elected unopposed for Kerry at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in Kerry from 1832 to 1880.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election	Elected	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority	Turnout
1832	Charles O'Connell (Repeal Association); Frederick William Beaufort Mullins (Repeal Association)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	Morgan John O'Connell (Repeal Association and Whig); Frederick William Beaufort Mullins (Repeal Association and Whig)	596	44.0% (top seat)	Maurice FitzGerald (Conservative)	212 (11.4 pts)	76.8%
1837	Morgan John O'Connell (Repeal Association and Whig); Arthur Blennerhassett (Conservative)	546	37.6% (top seat)	Frederick William Beaufort Mullins (Repeal Association and Whig)	48 (2.6 pts)	61.3%
1841	William Browne (Liberal); Morgan John O'Connell (Repeal Association)	744	37.4% (top seat)	Arthur Blennerhassett (Conservative)	299 (14.9 pts)	65.9%
1847	Morgan John O'Connell (Repeal Association); Henry Arthur Herbert (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Valentine Augustus Browne (Liberal); Henry Arthur Herbert (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	Valentine Augustus Browne (Liberal); Henry Arthur Herbert (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	Valentine Augustus Browne (Liberal); Henry Arthur Herbert (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	Valentine Augustus Browne (Liberal); Henry Arthur Herbert (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	Valentine Augustus Browne (Liberal); Henry Arthur Herbert (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett (Irish Parliamentary Party); Henry Arthur Herbert (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1880	Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett (Irish Parliamentary Party); Rowland Blennerhassett (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles O'Connell	Repeal Association	Unopposed		Yes
Frederick William Beaufort Mullins	Repeal Association	Unopposed		Yes

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Morgan John O'Connell	Repeal Association and Whig	818	44.0%	Yes
Frederick William Beaufort Mullins	Repeal Association and Whig	596	32.0%	Yes
Maurice FitzGerald	Conservative	384	20.6%	No
Thomas Ponsonby	Liberal	63	3.4%	No

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Morgan John O'Connell	Repeal Association and Whig	697	37.6%	Yes
Arthur Blennerhassett	Conservative	546	29.5%	Yes
Frederick William Beaufort Mullins	Repeal Association and Whig	498	26.9%	No
Samuel Murray Hickson	Conservative	112	6.0%	No

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
William Browne	Liberal	751	37.4%	Yes
Morgan John O'Connell	Repeal Association	744	37.1%	Yes
Arthur Blennerhassett	Conservative	445	22.2%	No
John Hickson Mahony	Conservative	67	3.3%	No

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Morgan John O'Connell	Repeal Association	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Valentine Augustus Browne	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Valentine Augustus Browne	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Valentine Augustus Browne	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Valentine Augustus Browne	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Valentine Augustus Browne	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett	Irish Parliamentary Party	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Arthur Herbert	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett	Irish Parliamentary Party	Unopposed		Yes
Rowland Blennerhassett	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Trend

Kerry has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Peelite, Irish Parliamentary Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kerry in the 1880 general election?

Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett (Irish Parliamentary Party), Rowland Blennerhassett (Liberal) were elected unopposed for Kerry in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won Kerry since 1832?

Since 1832, Kerry has been won by: Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Peelite, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.

What was the closest result in Kerry?

The closest result on record for Kerry was 1837, when Repeal Association and Whig beat Repeal Association and Whig by just 48 votes (2.6 percentage points).

Did Kerry ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Kerry elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.