▁She edy ' s ▁The ▁Cla re ▁E lections ▁( p .   2 6 9 ), ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hugh ▁We ir ' s ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Cla re ▁( 1 9 9 9 , ▁p .   1 3 1 ), ▁Ken ny ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ist ribution ▁of ▁Se ats ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁abol ished ▁En nis ' s ▁separate ▁parliament ary ▁representation , ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁two - se at ▁Cla re ▁county ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁divided ▁for ▁parliament ary ▁purposes ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁single - member ▁constitu encies ▁of ▁East ▁Cla re ▁and ▁West ▁Cla re ▁with ▁one ▁member ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁in ▁each ▁division . ▁Ken ny ▁did ▁contest ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Cla re ▁seats , ▁standing ▁instead ▁in ▁Mid ▁T yr one , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected . ▁However ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁interest ▁himself ▁in ▁political ▁develop ments ▁in ▁Cla re . ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁held ▁the ▁Mid - T yr one ▁seat ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 9 5 . ▁When ▁the ▁Irish ▁Parliament ary ▁Party ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁opposed ▁Par nell . ▁Indeed , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁black ▁eye ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁Par nell ite ▁member ▁Pier ce ▁Mah ony . ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁retired ▁from ▁political ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and