County Kilkenny was a former UK Parliament county constituency in County Kilkenny in Ireland. The County constituency returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1801 until 1885.
County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny.
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Boundaries
County Kilkenny constituency was made up of the traditional county except for the borough constituency of Kilkenny City for Kilkenny.
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kilkenny, except for the parliamentary borough of Kilkenny City.
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Ponsonby was appointed as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Bryan's death caused a by-election.
Pierce Butler's death caused a by-election.