Queen's County (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Queen's County
Type = County
Year = 1801, 1918
Abolition = 1885, 1922

Queen's County is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of Queen's County now known as County Laois, except for the Parliamentary borough of Portarlington 1801-1885.

Members of Parliament

Edmond Dease 1869-1880 [ http://www.irishmidlandsancestry.com/content/laois/community/grattan_connection.htm The Gratton Connection ]

Note:-
* ¹ Date of polling day. The result was declared on 28 December 1918, to allow time for votes cast by members of the armed forces to be included in the count.

Elections

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)
*"Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922", edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)