Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Patrick McCartan (Sinn Féin) were elected unopposed for King's County at the 1918 general election. This page covers every general election in King's County from 1832 to 1918.
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, 1832–1918
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Nicholas Fitzsimon (Repeal Association); William Parsons (Liberal)
471
44.8% (top seat)
Thomas Bernard (Conservative)
11 (0.7 pts)
64.4%
1835
Nicholas Fitzsimon (Repeal Association and Whig); John Craven Westenra (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1837
Nicholas Fitzsimon (Repeal Association and Whig); John Craven Westenra (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
John Craven Westenra (Liberal); Andrew Armstrong (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
John Craven Westenra (Liberal); Andrew Armstrong (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Patrick O'Brien (Independent Irish); Loftus Henry Bland (Independent Irish)
1,191
40.1% (top seat)
Thomas Bernard (Conservative)
494 (15.7 pts)
65.7%
1857
Patrick O'Brien (Liberal); Loftus Henry Bland (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
John Pope Hennessy (Conservative); Patrick O'Brien (Liberal)
1,293
27.8% (top seat)
Loftus Henry Bland (Liberal)
77 (1.7 pts)
70.4%
1865
John Gilbert King (Conservative); Patrick O'Brien (Liberal)
1,246
46.7% (top seat)
John Pope Hennessy (Conservative)
6 (0.1 pts)
69.1%
1868
Patrick O'Brien (Liberal); David Sherlock (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Patrick O'Brien (Irish Parliamentary Party); David Sherlock (Irish Parliamentary Party)
1,264
48.8% (top seat)
Bernard Charles Molloy (Irish Parliamentary Party)
506 (12.3 pts)
60.4%
1880
Patrick O'Brien (Irish Parliamentary Party); Bernard Charles Molloy (Irish Parliamentary Party)
1,712
43.0% (top seat)
Henry Vincent Jackson (Conservative)
911 (20.7 pts)
68.7%
1918
Patrick McCartan (Sinn Féin)
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
Nicholas Fitzsimon
Repeal Association
755
44.8%
Yes
William Parsons
Liberal
471
27.9%
Yes
Thomas Bernard
Conservative
460
27.3%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Fitzsimon
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
John Craven Westenra
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Fitzsimon
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
John Craven Westenra
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Craven Westenra
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Andrew Armstrong
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Craven Westenra
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Andrew Armstrong
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick O'Brien
Independent Irish
1,264
40.1%
Yes
Loftus Henry Bland
Independent Irish
1,191
37.8%
Yes
Thomas Bernard
Conservative
697
22.1%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick O'Brien
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Loftus Henry Bland
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Pope Hennessy
Conservative
1,301
27.8%
Yes
Patrick O'Brien
Liberal
1,293
27.6%
Yes
Loftus Henry Bland
Liberal
1,216
26.0%
No
Tristram Edward Kennedy
Liberal
867
18.5%
No
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Gilbert King
Conservative
2,182
46.7%
Yes
Patrick O'Brien
Liberal
1,246
26.7%
Yes
John Pope Hennessy
Conservative
1,240
26.6%
No
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick O'Brien
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
David Sherlock
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick O'Brien
Irish Parliamentary Party
2,009
48.8%
Yes
David Sherlock
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,264
30.7%
Yes
Bernard Charles Molloy
Irish Parliamentary Party
758
18.4%
No
William Arnett Gowing
Irish Parliamentary Party
82
2.0%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick O'Brien
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,893
43.0%
Yes
Bernard Charles Molloy
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,712
38.9%
Yes
Henry Vincent Jackson
Conservative
801
18.2%
No
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick McCartan
Sinn Féin
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
King's County has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Repeal Association, Liberal, Repeal Association and Whig, Independent Irish, Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party, Sinn Féin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won King's County in the 1918 general election?
Patrick McCartan (Sinn Féin) were elected unopposed for King's County in 1918 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won King's County since 1832?
Since 1832, King's County has been won by: Conservative, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Sinn Féin.
What was the closest result in King's County?
The closest result on record for King's County was 1865, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 6 votes (0.1 percentage points).
Did King's County ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, King's County 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.