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 Year1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party 1801, 1 Jan John Waller William Odell 1802, 22 July Charles Silver Oliver 1806, 22 November Windham Quin, later Earl of Dunraven & Mt Earl Tory 1818, 8 July Richard FitzGibbon, later Earl of Clare Whig 1820, 30 March Standish O'Grady, later Viscount Guillamore Whig 1826, 23 Jun Thomas Lloyd Tory 1830, 2 Feb Standish O'Grady, later Viscount GuillamoreO'Grady's s name was erased from the return and that of James Hewitt Massy Dawson substituted 3 May 1830 Whig 1830, 3 May James Hewitt Massy Dawson Tory 1830, 10 Aug Standish O'Grady, later Viscount Guillamore Whig 1835, 15 Jan William Smith O'BrienO'Brien was found guilty of high treason in Oct 1848 Whig 1841, 10 Jul Caleb Powell Whig 1847, 14 Aug Irish Confederation William Monsell, later Baron Emly Peelite 1849, 1 Jun Samuel Dickson Peelite 1850, 14 Dec Wyndham Goold Whig 1854, Dec Stephen de Vere Whig 1859, 16 May Samuel Auchmuty Dickson Conservative Liberal 1865, 19 Jul Edward John Synan Liberal 1874, 11 Feb Home Rule William Henry O'Sullivan Home Rule 1885 Constituency divided: see East Limerick and West Limerick

Elections Elections in the 1830s Lloyd's death caused a by-election.

On petition, O'Grady was unseated in favour of Massy Dawson.

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

Notes

References The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)