University of Dublin (constituency)
| University of Dublin | |
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| Seanad Éireann Constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1938 |
| Seats | 3 |
| Senators |
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University of Dublin is a university constituency in Ireland, which currently elects three senators to Seanad Éireann. Its electorate is the graduates and scholars of the university, whose sole constituent college is Trinity College, Dublin, so it is often also referred to as the Trinity College constituency. Between 1613 and 1937 it elected MPs or TDs to a series of representative legislative bodies.
Contents
- 1 Representation
- 2 Elections
- 2.1 Elections in the 2010s
- 2.2 Elections in the 2000s
- 2.3 Elections in the 1940s
- 2.4 Elections in the 1930s
- 2.5 Elections in the 1920s
- 2.6 Elections in the 1910s
- 2.7 Elections in the 1900s
- 2.8 Elections in the 1890s
- 2.9 Elections in the 1880s
- 2.10 Elections in the 1870s
- 2.11 Elections in the 1860s
- 2.12 Elections in the 1850s
- 2.13 Elections in the 1840s
- 2.14 Elections in the 1830s
- 2.15 Elections in the 1820s
- 2.16 Elections in the 1810s
- 2.17 Elections in the 1800s
- 3 References
- 4 Footnotes
- 5 External links
- 6 See also
Representation
| From | To | Chamber | Members |
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| 1613 | 1800 | House of Commons of Ireland | 2 |
| 1801 | 1832 | House of Commons of the United Kingdom | 1 |
| 1832 | 1922 | House of Commons of the United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1921 | 1922 | House of Commons of Southern Ireland | 4 |
| 1922 | 1923 | Dáil Éireann | 4 |
| 1923 | 1937 | Dáil Éireann | 3 |
| 1938 | present | Seanad Éireann | 3 |
House of Commons of Ireland (1613–1800)
| Dublin University | |
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| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons |
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1801 |
When James I first convened the Parliament of Ireland, the University of Dublin was given two MPs, elected by the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College. It was not represented among the 30 Irish MPs which were part of the Protectorate Parliament during the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Party organisations were not persistent during this time period, and hav been added where appropriate. Among the MPs for the university in this period was John FitzGibbon, who later as Lord Chancellor of Ireland played a key role in the passage of the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ↑ Election deemed invalid.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)
| Dublin University | |
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| Former University constituency for the House of Commons |
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| 1801–1922 |
The Acts of Union 1800 merged the Parliament of Ireland with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The 300 seats in the Irish House of Commons were reduced to 100 Irish members in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The union took effect on 1 January 1801. The University of Dublin had one seat in this Parliament. There was no new election for the First Parliament of the United Kingdom: for constituencies like the University of Dublin which were reduced to one MP, they were chosen by lot, in this instance, George Knox
In the Irish Reform Act 1832, the University was given a second seat in Parliament, elected by plurality-at-large, and the franchise was extended to all those with a Master of Arts. At this stage, there were 2,073 voters on the register. Plural voting by those who held a vote in both geographical and the university was allowed and prevalent.
A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the university.
By charter of James I. the university returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union; after which time it returned only one member to the Imperial parliament, till the recent Reform act, since which it has returned two. The right of election, which was originally vested solely in the provost, fellows, and scholars, has, by the same act, been extended to all members of the age of 21 years, who had obtained, or should hereafter obtain, a fellowship, scholarship, or the degree of Master of Arts, and whose names should be on the college books : members thus qualified, who had removed their names from the books, were allowed six months to restore them, on paying a fee of £2, and such as continued their names, merely to qualify them to vote, pay annually to the college the sum of £1, or a composition of £5 in lieu of annual payment. The number of names restored under this provision was 3005, and at present the constituency amounts to 3135. The provost is the returning officer.
The Representation of the People Act 1918 extended the electorate to include all male graduates and scholars over the age of 21 and all female graduates and scholars over the age of 30, to be elected by single transferable vote. There were 4,541 voters registered for the 1918 general election. Plural voting continued to be allowed.
During the period of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain, the constituency predominantly elected Tory, Conservative and Unionist MPs, including Edward Gibson, who was later (as Lord Ashbourne) responsible a major land purchase act, and Edward Carson, who led the Irish Unionist Alliance.
Dublin University was represented in the House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State became a dominion on 6 December 1922.
House of Commons of Southern Ireland (1921–1922)
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland.
Dublin University was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The seats were filled by Independent Unionist MPs who were returned unopposed. They were the only MPs who attended the abortive first meeting of the House. After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the four MPs met with the Pro-Treaty members of the Second Dáil to ratify the Treaty. The Parliament was formally dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Treaty and the establishemt of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.
Dáil Éireann (1918–1937)
Sinn Féin contested the 1918 Westminster election on the basis that they would not take seats in the United Kingdom Parliament but would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin.
The University was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return two Teachtaí Dála (known in English as Deputies and abbreviated as TDs) in 1918 to serve in the Irish Republic's First Dáil. This revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919.
In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland, including the two Unionist MPs from Dublin University, was a member of the First Dáil. In practice only Sinn Féin members participated.
The First Dáil passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view:
- That the Parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
- That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of Allegiance.
- That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.
The Second Dáil first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil.
Sinn Féin used the polls for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as an election for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. No actual voting was necessary in Southern Ireland as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Except for this University all other constituencies elected Sinn Féin TDs. The University elected four Independent Unionist members unopposed. As with the First Dáil, those Deputies could have joined the Dáil if they chose.
The Third Dáil elected in 1922 was, in United Kingdom law, the constituent assembly for the Irish Free State. From this time the Dáil represented only the twenty-six Irish counties and not the six counties of Northern Ireland. Non-Sinn Féin Deputies, including those from the University, began to participate in the Dáil.
In the Electoral Act 1923, the Irish Free State defined its own Dáil constituencies. The University of Dublin was granted three seats, to be elected by single transferable vote by all graduates and scholars, regardless of sex, over the age of 21. Plural voting was not allowed.
The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936, removed the provisions in Constitution of the Irish Free State for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas, which took place on 14 June 1937. Voters resident in the State had their Dáil registration switched to the geographical constituency of their registered address.[1]
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
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| 1st | 1918 | Arthur Samuels (U) |
Sir Robert Woods (Ind U) |
2 seats under 1918 Act | |||||
| 1919 by-election | William Jellett (U) |
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| 2nd | 1921 | Ernest Alton (Ind U) |
Sir James Craig (Ind U) |
William Thrift (Ind U) |
Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind U) |
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| 3rd | 1922 | Ernest Alton (Ind) |
Sir James Craig (Ind) |
William Thrift (Ind) |
Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind) |
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| 4th | 1923 | 3 seats from 1923 |
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| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | ||||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | ||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | ||||||||
| 8th | 1933 | ||||||||
| 1933 by-election | Robert Rowlette (Ind) |
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Seanad Éireann (1938 to present)
Article 18.4 of the Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937, provided that the university would have three seats in the new Seanad Éireann. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to the constitutional provision, and provided that they would be elected by single transferable vote. The first Seanad election took place in 1938, and thereafter elections to the Seanad take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil. The Seventh Amendment, adopted in 1979, allows for a redistribution of the six university seats among the University of Dublin, the National University of Ireland, and any other institutions of higher education in the State which do not have representation. No legislation followed since to make any such change.
Its electorate is Irish citizens who have received a degree or a scholarship from the university. After the Fourth Amendment in 1972, the age of eligibility was lowered from 21 to 18. Voting for the Seanad is distinct from that for the Dáil, so it is not considered plural voting; however, plural voting does exist for those who have received degrees from both the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland. Trinity College, Dublin is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, so the electorate is predominantly composed of graduates of Trinity; however, from 1975 to 1998, the University of Dublin also awarded the degrees of graduates Dublin Institute of Technology.
Since 1922, most of the representatives of the University have been Independent, though Mary Robinson and Ivana Bacik took the Labour Party whip for periods of their time in the Seanad. A number of the senators have a reputation of being quite socially liberal, including Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, Noël Browne, and Catherine McGuinness. Three Senators were later appointed to the Supreme Court: T. C. Kingsmill Moore, Frederick Budd and Catherine McGuinness. Mary Robinson, first elected in 1969, was later elected as President of Ireland in 1990. In 1987, David Norris became the first openly gay member of either house of the Oireachtas. The senators have often included current or recent academics within Trinity College, such as professor of Latin and provost Ernest Alton, professor of Greek William Bedell Stanford, professor of mathematics Trevor West, and professor of medicine Mary Henry; all three current senators teach or have taught in Trinity: Ivana Bacik in law, Sean Barrett in economics, and David Norris in English.
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns.
Elections
From 1832 (when registers of electors were first prepared) a turnout figure is given, for the percentage of the registered electors who voted. If the number of registered electors eligible to take part in a contested election is unknown, then the last known electorate figure is used to calculate an estimated turnout. If the numbers of registered electors and electors taking part in the poll are known, an exact turnout figure is calculated. In two member bloc vote elections (in which an elector could cast one or two votes as he chose), where the exact number of electors participating is unknown, an estimated turnout figure is given. This is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast by two. To the extent that electors used only one of their votes the estimated turnout figure is an underestimate.
Elections in the 2010s
| 2016 Seanad election: University of Dublin | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Labour Party | Ivana Bacik | |||||
| Independent | Sean Barrett | |||||
| Independent | Sabina Brennan | |||||
| Independent | Tom Clonan | |||||
| Independent | Eoin Meehan | |||||
| Independent | David Norris | |||||
| Independent | Anthony Staines | |||||
| Independent | Lynn Ruane | |||||
| 2011 Seanad election: University of Dublin[2] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | David Norris | 5,623 | 36.1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour Party | Ivana Bacik | 2,982 | 19.2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Independent | Sean Barrett | 1,051 | 6.8 | 3 | 18 | |
| Independent | Tony Williams | 1,336 | 8.6 | |||
| Independent | Maurice Gueret | 822 | 5.3 | |||
| Independent | Rosaleen McDonagh | 446 | 2.9 | |||
| Independent | Fiona O'Malley | 441 | 2.8 | |||
| Independent | Robin Hannan | 406 | 2.6 | |||
| Independent | Iggy McGovern | 397 | 2.6 | |||
| Independent | William Priestley | 258 | 1.7 | |||
| Independent | Jeffrey Dudgeon | 205 | 1.3 | |||
| Independent | David Martin | 194 | 1.3 | |||
| Independent | Dermot Frost | 178 | 1.1 | |||
| Independent | Maeve Cox | 174 | 1.1 | |||
| Independent | Graham Quinn | 131 | 0.8 | |||
| Independent | Bart Connolly | 72 | 0.4 | |||
| Independent | Dermot Sheehan | 49 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Francis Donnelly | 20 | 0.1 | |||
| Electorate: 53,583 Valid: 15,557 Spoilt: 257 Quota: 3,890 Turnout: 29.5% | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
| 2007 Seanad election: Dublin University[3] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Shane Ross | 5,379 | 31.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | David Norris | 5,240 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | Ivana Bacik | 2,794 | 16.5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Independent | Maurice Gueret | 1,155 | 6.8 | |||
| Independent | Rosaleen McDonagh | 684 | 4.0 | |||
| Independent | Seán O'Connor | 514 | 3.0 | |||
| Independent | David Hutchinson Edgar | 330 | 2.0 | |||
| Independent | Shay Conway | 214 | 1.7 | |||
| Independent | David Martin | 223 | 1.3 | |||
| Independent | Ike Efobi | 201 | 1.2 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Douglas | 183 | 1.1 | |||
| 2002 Seanad election: Dublin University | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | David Norris | 3,493 | 24.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Independent | Shane Ross | 3,465 | 24.3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Independent | Mary Henry | 2,123 | 14.9 | 3 | 10 | |
| Independent | Ivana Bacik | 1,591 | 11.2 | |||
| Independent | Sean Barrett | 994 | 7.0 | |||
| Independent | Maurice Gueret | 780 | 5.5 | |||
| Independent | Rosaleen McDonagh | 733 | 5.2 | |||
| Independent | P.J. O'Meara | 265 | 1.9 | |||
| Independent | David Martin | 212 | 1.5 | |||
| Independent | Prabu Kulkarni | 185 | 1.3 | |||
| Independent | Gerard McHugh | 156 | 1.1 | |||
| Independent | Anthony O'Donnell | 142 | 1.0 | |||
| Independent | Declan Boland | 98 | 0.7 | |||
| Electorate: 38,488 Valid: 14,237 Quota: 3,560 Turnout: 37.0% | ||||||
Elections in the 1940s
| 1944 Seanad election: Dublin University | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | T. C. Kingsmill Moore | 755 | 32.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | William Fearon | 621 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | Joseph Johnston | 437 | 19.0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Independent | Robert Rowlette | 419 | 18.2 | |||
| Independent | Eoin O'Mahoney | 65 | 2.8 | |||
| Electorate: 3,886 Valid: 2,297 Quota: 575 Turnout: 59.1%[4] | ||||||
Elections in the 1930s
Following the death of independent TD Sir James Craig, a by-election was held on 13 October 1933. The seat was won by the independent candidate Robert Rowlette.
| 1933 by-election: Dublin University[5] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Robert Rowlette | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| 1933 general election: Dublin University[6] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
| Electorate: 3,260 Valid: Quota: Turnout: | ||||||
| 1932 general election: Dublin University[7] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
Elections in the 1920s
| September 1927 general election: Dublin University[8] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
| June 1927 general election: Dublin University[9] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | |
| Independent | William Thrift | 38.6 | 614 | |||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | 22.4 | 356 | 415 | ||
| Independent | Ernest Alton | 18.1 | 287 | 386 | 398 | |
| Independent | Bolton C. Waller | 20.9 | 332 | 386 | 391 | |
| Electorate: 2,069 Valid: 1,589 Quota: 398 Turnout: 76.8% | ||||||
| 1923 general election: Dublin University[10] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
| Electorate: 1,400 Valid: Quota: Turnout: | ||||||
| 1922 general election: Dublin University[11] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent | Gerald Fitzgibbon | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
| Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 4 | ||
| Electorate: 1,150 Valid: Quota: Turnout: | ||||||
| 1921 general election: Dublin University[12] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent Unionist | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
| Independent Unionist | Sir James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
| Independent Unionist | Gerald Fitzgibbon | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
| Independent Unionist | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 4 | ||
Elections in the 1910s
1919 (28 July) by-election, Samuels appointed Judge
- William Morgan Jellett (U): Unopposed
- This was the last UK Parliament election held in the 26 counties which became the Irish Free State
1918 (21 December) general election (2 seats) (polling 16–20 December)
- 4,541 electors; 2,954 voted; turnout 59.39%; quota 985
- First preference votes
- Rt Hon. Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,273 (43.09%) (elected)
- Sir Robert Henry Woods (Ind U) 793 (26.84%)
- William Morgan Jellett (U) 631 (21.36%)
- Stephen Gwynn (Ind N) 257 (8.70%)
- Second and third counts: Distribution of Samuels' surplus and Gwynn's votes
- Rt Hon. Arthur Warren Samuels (U) (-288) 985 (elected)
- Sir Robert Henry Woods (Ind U) (+301) 1,094 (elected)
- William Morgan Jellett (U) and non-transferable (+244) 875 (runner up)
- Stephen Lucius Gwynn (Ind N) (-257) 0 (eliminated)
- Note: The Times edition of 23 December 1918 reported that the Provost of the University, as returning officer, did not announce the figures. It was ascertained that Woods had 1,094 votes when elected. The above is the best reconstruction of the later counts which is possible with the available information.
1917 (5 October) by-election, Samuels appointed Solicitor General for Ireland
- Arthur Warren Samuels (U): Unopposed
1917 (5 February) by-election, Campbell appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- 4,138 electors; 2,520 voted; turnout 60.90%
- Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,841 (73.06%)
- Sir Robert Henry Woods (U) 679 (26.94%)
1916 (15 April) by-election, Campbell appointed Attorney General for Ireland
- Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed
1910 (3 December) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
1910 (15 January) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
Elections in the 1900s
1906 (13 January) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
1903 (5 March) by-election, Lecky resigned
- 4,553 electors; 2,913 voted; turnout 63.98%
- James Henry Mussen Campbell (U) 1,492 (51.22%)
- Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,421 (48.78%)
1900 (1 October) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. William Edward Hartpole Lecky (LU): Unopposed
1900 (16 May) by-election, Carson appointed Solicitor General for England
- Rt Hon. Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
Elections in the 1890s
1895 (6 December) by-election, Plunket created Baron Rathmore
- 4,506 electors; 2,768 voted; turnout 61.43%
- William Edward Hartpole Lecky (Lib U) 1,757 (63.48%)
- George Wright (U) 1,011 (36.52%)
1895 (13 July) general election (2 seats)
- Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U): Unopposed
1892 (8 July) general election (2 seats)
- 4,352 electors; 4,694 votes cast; estimated turnout 53.93%
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U) 2,188 (46.61%)
- Edward Henry Carson (U) 1,609 (34.28%)
- James Corry Jones Lowry (U) 897 (19.11%)
Elections in the 1880s
1888 (3 February) by-election, Madden appointed Solicitor General for Ireland
- Dodgson Hamilton Madden (U): Unopposed
1887 (12 July) by-election, Holmes appointed Judge
- 4,092 electors; 2,088 votes cast; turnout 51.03%
- Dodgson Hamilton Madden (U) 1,376 (65.90%)
- Hon. Richard Clare Parsons (U) 712 (34.10%)
1886 (13 August) by-election (2 seats), Holmes appointed Attorney General for Ireland; Plunket appointed First Commissioner of Works
- Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (U): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U): Unopposed
1886 (8 July) general election (2 seats)
- 4,155 electors; 3,831 votes cast; estimated turnout 46.10%
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U) 1,865 (48.68%)
- Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (U) 1,855 (48.42%)
- Hugh Herbert Johnston (N) 56 (1.46%)
- Edward Patrick Sarsfield Counsell (N) 55 (1.44%)
1885 (24 November) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
1885 (30 June) by-election (2 seats), Gibson created Baron Ashbourne and appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland; Plunket appointed First Commissioner of Works
- Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
1880 (30 March) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. Edward Gibson (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
Elections in the 1870s
1877 (13 February) by-election, Gibson appointed Attorney General for Ireland
- Edward Gibson (C): Unopposed
1875 (11 February) by-election, Plunket appointed Solicitor General for Ireland
- Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
1875 (21 January) by-election, Ball appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- 2,438 electors; 2,507 voted; estimated turnout 51.42%
- Edward Gibson (C) 1,210 (48.26%)
- Alexander Edward Miller (C) 759 (30.28%)
- Anthony Traill (C) 538 (21.46%)
1874 (16 March) by-election, Ball appointed Attorney General for Ireland
- Rt Hon. John Thomas Ball (C): Unopposed
1874 (2 February) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. John Thomas Ball (C): Unopposed
- Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
1870 (14 February) by-election, Lefroy resigned
- Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed
Elections in the 1860s
1868 (23 November) general election (2 seats)
- 2,151 electors; 3,192 votes cast; estimated turnout 74.20%
- Anthony Lefroy (C) 1,156 (36.22%)
- John Thomas Ball (C) 1,077 (33.74%)
- Sir Edward Grogan, Bt (C) 743 (23.28%)
- Thomas Ebenezer Webb (L) 216 (6.77%)
1867 (27 August) by-election, Chatterton appointed Vice-Chancellor of Ireland
- Robert Richard Warren (C): Unopposed
1867 (30 March) by-election, Chatterton appointed Attorney-General for Ireland
- Hedge Eyre Chatterton (C): Unopposed
1867 (12 February) by-election, Walsh appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland
- Hedge Eyre Chatterton (C): Unopposed
1866 (30 July) by-election, Whiteside appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Rt Hon. John Edward Walsh (C): Unopposed
1865 (19 July) general election (2 seats)
- 1,700 electors; 2,797 votes cast; estimated turnout 82.26%
- Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C) 1,210 (41.28%)
- Anthony Lefroy (C) 1,045 (39.39%)
- John Thomas Ball (L) 542 (13.55%)
Elections in the 1850s
1859 (30 April) general election (2 seats)
- Anthony Lefroy (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C): Unopposed
1859 (11 February) by-election, Hamilton resigned
- Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C): Unopposed
1858 (27 March) by-election, Napier appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- 1,700 (1857) electors; 939 voted; estimated turnout 55.24%
- Anthony Lefroy (C) 589 (62.73%)
- Arthur Edward Gayer (C) 350 (37.27%)
1857 (4 April) general election (2 seats)
- 1,700 electors; 2,008 votes cast; estimated turnout 59.06%
- Rt Hon. Joseph Napier (C) 829 (41.28%)
- George Alexander Hamilton (C) 791 (39.39%)
- James Anthony Lawson (L) 272 (13.55%)
- John Wilson (L) 116 (5.78%)
1852 (13 July) general election (2 seats)
- George Alexander Hamilton (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed
1852 (9 March) by-election, Napier appointed Attorney General for Ireland
- Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed
Elections in the 1840s
1848 (19 February) by-election, Shaw resigned
- Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed
1847 (9 August) general election (2 seats) (poll 4 days)
- 2,100 (1835) electors; 1,190 voted; estimated turnout 56.67%
- George Alexander Hamilton (C) 738 (33.09%)
- Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C) 572 (25.65%)
- Joseph Napier (C) 540 (24.48%)
- James McCullagh (L) 374 (16.77%)
1843 (10 February) by-election, Jackson appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland
- George Alexander Hamilton (C): Unopposed
1842 (11 February) by-election, Lefroy appointed Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland
- Rt Hon. Joseph Devonsher Jackson (C): Unopposed
1841 (1 July) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C): Unopposed
Elections in the 1830s
1837 (4 August) general election (2 seats)
- 2,100 electors; 940 voted; turnout 44.76%
- Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C) 852 (45.39%)
- Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C) 839 (44.70%)
- Joseph Stock (L) 186 (9.91%)
1835 (8 January) general election (2 seats)
- Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C): Unopposed
- Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C): Unopposed
1832 (18 December) general election (2 seats)
- 2,073 electors; 1,726 voted; turnout 83.26%
- Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C) 1,304 (38.27%)
- Frederick Shaw (C) 1,290 (37.86%)
- Philip Cecil Crampton (L) 423 (12.42%)
- Hon. George Ponsonby (L) 390 (11.45%)
1831 (7 May) general election
- Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 44 (55.00%)
- Philip Cecil Crampton (W) 36 (45.00%)
1830 (5 August) general election (poll 1 day)
- Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 33 (43.42%)
- John Wilson Croker (T) 30 (39.47%)
- John Henry North (T) 13 (17.11%)
Elections in the 1820s
1827 (15 May) by-election (poll 2 days), Plunket created Baron Plunket
- John Wilson Croker (T) 38 (42.70%)
- John Henry North (T) 29 (32.58%)
- Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 22 (24.72%)
1826 (12 June) general election
- Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed
1822 (14 February) by-election, Plunket appointed Attorney General for Ireland
- Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed
1820 (16 March) general election
- Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed
Elections in the 1810s
1818 (25 June) general election (poll 1 day)
- Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W) 34 (53.13%)
- John Wilson Croker (T) 30 (46.88%)
1812 (12 October) general election
- Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed
Elections in the 1800s
1807 (13 May) general election (poll 1 day)
- John Leslie Foster (T) 46 (92.00%)
- Thomas Thornton Macklin 4 (8.00%)
1805 (6 November) general election (poll 1 day)
- Hon. George Knox (T) 35 (52.24%)
- John Leslie Foster (T) 32 (47.76%)
1805 (28 March) by-election, Knox appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
- Hon. George Knox (T): Unopposed
1802 (14 July) general election
- Hon. George Knox (T) 39 (57.35%)
- William Conyngham Plunket (W) 29 (42.65%)
1801 (1 January) continued from former Parliament of Ireland (no new election)
- Hon. George Knox (T), chosen by lot
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second 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)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- The Times (of London), editions of 23 December 1918 and 17 June 1927
Footnotes
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External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/index.html
See also
- List of Irish constituencies
- List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic)
- Members of the 1st Dáil
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