Constituencies
In the Parliament of Ireland (1297-1800), by 1684 Kildare was represented by two men for Kildare County, and two each for the boroughs of Naas, Kildare, Athy and Harristown. Therefore the county had 10 seats in the 300-seat Irish House of Commons.
In the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1918) Kildare became
- the single constituency of Kildare in 1801-1885, returning 2 members;
- two constituencies of North Kildare and South Kildare, returning one member each;
In 1918 both elections were won by members who sat in the First Dáil
From the 1921 election and the creation of the Irish Free State the county has been merged with other constituencies, or has been divided:
- Kildare–Wicklow 1921-22
- Kildare 1923-37
- Carlow–Kildare 1937-48
- Kildare 1948-97
- Kildare North 1997-
- Kildare South 1997-
Read more about this topic: History Of County Kildare