1872 County Kerry by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1872 Kerry by-election was fought on 6 February 1872. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP Valentine Browne succeeding to the peerage as Earl of Kenmare. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Rowland Blennerhassett.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons1.htm Archived copy 6 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150625233627/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons1.htm 25 June 2015 The by-election was important in the decline of the Catholic Union whose candidate was defeated by Blennerhassett, who although a Home Ruler was a Protestant. The Bishop of Kerry had condemned the Home Rule campaign. Result 1871 County Kerry by-election Succession to peerage by Viscount Castlerosse 5,450 3,635 66.7 N/A 839 23.0 gain Liberal Party (UK) Rowland Blennerhassett Home Government Association 2,237 61.5 New J. A. Dease Liberal Party (UK) 1,398 38.5 N/A References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Kerry constituencies Category:1872 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1872 elections in Ireland