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County Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)
County Limerick was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised County Limerick, except for the parliamentary borough of Limerick, which was formed by the Limerick City constituency.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Lloyd's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
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
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