List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1656
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This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Second Protectorate Parliament under the Commonwealth of England which began at Westminster on 17 September 1656, and was held until 4 February 1658.
This list contains details of the MPs elected in 1656. The preceding First Protectorate Parliament had excluded a number of Rotten Borough and given representation to several towns including Manchester, Leeds and Halifax and to the county and city of Durham. The Second Protectorate Parliament consisted of the same seats as its predecessor
List of constituencies and MPs[]
Bedfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
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| Bedfordshire | Sir William Boteler |
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| Bedford | ||
Berkshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Berkshire | William Trumball Edmund Dunch William Hide John Dunch John Southby |
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| Abingdon | Thomas Holt | |
| Reading | Daniel Blagrave | |
Buckinghamshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Buckinghamshire | Bulstrode Whitelocke Richard Ingoldsby Richard Hampden Sir Richard Pigot |
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| Buckingham | Francis Ingoldsby . | |
| Wycombe | Major General Tobias Bridge | |
| Aylesbury | Thomas Scot | |
Cambridgeshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cambridgeshire | Robert West Francis Russell Henry Pickering |
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| Cambridge | (Alderman of Cambridge) | |
| Cambridge University | Richard Cromwell | |
| Isle of Ely | John Thurloe | |
Cheshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cheshire | Richard Legh George Booth Peter Brooke Thomas Marbury |
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| City of Chester | Edward Bradshaw | |
Cornwall[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cornwall | of Trevisham, Richard Carter Anthony Rous, John St Aubyn Walter Moyle Francis Rous Anthony Nicholl |
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| Launceston | Thomas Gewen | |
| Truro | Walter Vincent | |
| Penryn | Borough | |
| Eastlow and Westlow |
John Buller | |
Cumberland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cumberland | Major General Charles Howard Colonel William Briscoe |
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| Carlisle | George Downing | |
Derbyshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Derbyshire | John Gell |
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| Derby | Gervase Bennet | |
Devon[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Devon | Thomas Saunders Robert Rolle Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale John Dodderidge Sir John Northcote, Bt Henry Hatsell Edmund Fowell Sir John Yonge |
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| Exeter | Thomas Bampfield |
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| Plymouth | John Maynard |
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| Clifton Dartmouth Hardness | Edward Hopkins | |
| Totnes | Christopher Maynard | |
| Barnstaple | Sir John Coppleston | |
| Tiverton | Robert Shapcote | |
| Honiton | Samuel Serle | |
Dorset[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Dorset | William Sydenham John Bingham Robert Coker John Fitzjames John Trenchard James Dewey |
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| Dorchester | John Whiteway | |
| Melcombe | Denis Bond | |
| Lyme Regis | Edmund Prideaux | |
| Poole | Edward Boteler | |
Durham[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| County Durham | Thomas Lilburne James Clavering |
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| City of Durham | Anthony Smith, Mercer. | |
Essex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Essex | Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet of Much Waltham Sir Thomas Honeywood Sir Henry Mildmay, Robert Barrington Carew Mildmay Dionysius Wakering Edward Turnor Oliver Raymond Hezekiah Haynes John Archer |
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| Maldon | ||
| Colchester | Henry Lawrence |
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Gloucestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Gloucestershire | George Berkeley John Crofts John Howe Baynham Throckmorton William Neast |
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| Gloucester | Thomas Pury Major-General Desborough |
Desborough sat for Somerset - replaced by James Stephens |
| Tewkesbury | Francis White | |
| Cirencester | John Stone | |
Hampshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hampshire | Richard Lord Cromwell William Goffe Robert Wallop Richard Norton Thomas Cole John Bulkeley Edward Hooper Richard Cobb |
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| Winchester | John Hildesley | |
| Southampton | John Lisle | |
| Portsmouth | ||
| Andover | Thomas Hussey | |
| Isle of Wight | William Sydenham |
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Herefordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Herefordshire | James Berry (Major-General) Edward Harley Bennet Hoskyns Benjamin Mason |
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| Hereford | ||
| Leominster | John Birch | |
Hertfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hertfordshire | William Earl of Salisbury Sir John Wittewrong, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Lucy, 1st Baronet Rowland Lytton |
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| St Albans | ||
| Hertford | James Cowper |
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Huntingdonshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Huntingdonshire | General Edward Montague Henry Cromwell Nicholas Pedley |
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| Huntingdon | John Bernard | |
Kent (see also Cinque Ports)[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Kent | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Oxenden Richard Meredith Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet Colonel John Dixwell John Boys Lambert Godfrey Colonel Ralph Weldon |
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| Canterbury | Thomas St Nicholas Vincent Denne |
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| Rochester | John Parker Recorder | |
| Maidstone | Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet | |
| Queenborough | ||
Lancashire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lancashire | Richard Holland Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet |
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| Preston | Richard Shuttleworth | |
| Lancaster | Henry Porter | |
| Liverpool | Thomas Birch sen. | |
| Manchester | Richard Radcliffe | |
Leicestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Leicestershire | Thomas Beaumont Francis Hacker of Okeham |
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| Leicester | Sir Arthur Hesilrige |
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Lincolnshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lincolnshire | Edward Rossiter Thomas Hall Thomas Lister Charles Hall Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Baronet Colonel Thomas Hatcher |
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| Lincoln | Humphrey Walcot |
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| Boston | Sir Anthony Irby | . |
| Grantham | William Ellis | |
| Stamford | John Weaver | |
| Grimsby | William Wray | |
Middlesex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Middlesex | Colonel John Barkstead Sir William Roberts Chaloner Chute William Kiffen |
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| Westminster | Colonel Edward Grosvenor Edward Cary |
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| City of London | Thomas Foote Theophilus Biddulph Thomas Adams Richard Browne John Jones Sir Christopher Pack |
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Monmouthshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Monmouthshire | Major General James Berry John Nicholas Nathaniel Waterhouse |
Berry chose for Worcestershire – replaced by Edward Herbert |
Norfolk[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Norfolk | Sir John Hobart Charles Fleetwood Sir William D'Oyly Sir Ralph Hare, Bt Sir Horatio Townshend Philip Wodehouse John Buxton Thomas Sotherton |
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| Norwich | |
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| King's Lynn | Major-General Philip Skippon Major-General Desborough |
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| Yarmouth | |
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Northamptonshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northamptonshire | Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bt John Claypole William Boteler Sir James Langham, 2nd Baronet Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew Alexander Blake |
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| Peterborough | Francis St John Alexander Blake |
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| Northampton | Francis Harvey | |
Northumberland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northumberland | William Fenwick Robert Fenwick of Bedlington Thomas Widdrington |
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| Newcastle | Walter Strickland | |
| Berwick upon Tweed | George Fenwick | |
Nottinghamshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Nottinghamshire | Edward Cludd Major-General Edward Whalley Colonel Edward Neville |
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| Nottingham | |
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Oxfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Oxfordshire | Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet Charles Fleetwood Sir Francis Norreys William Lenthall |
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| Oxford | Richard Croke | |
| Oxford University | Nathaniel Fiennes | |
| Woodstock | William Packer | |
Rutland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Rutland | |
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Salop[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Shropshire | Thomas Mackworth Samuel More Andrew Lloyd Philip Young |
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| Shrewsbury | Samuel Jones Humphrey Mackworth |
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| Bridgnorth | ||
| Ludlow | John Aston | |
Somerset[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Somerset | General John Desborough John Harrington Alexander Popham Francis Luttrell Lislebone Long William Wyndham Francis Rolle |
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| Bristol | Robert Aldworth John Dodderidge |
Dodderidge sat for Devon. Replaced by Miles Jackson |
| Bath | James Ashe, Recorder | |
| Wells | ||
| Taunton | Thomas Gorges Robert Blake |
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| Bridgwater | Sir Thomas Wroth | |
Staffordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Staffordshire | Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet Thomas Crompton Thomas Whitgrave |
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| Lichfield | Thomas Minors | |
| Stafford | Martin Noel | |
| Newcastle under Lyme | John Bowyer | |
Suffolk[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Suffolk | Sir William Spring Sir Thomas Barnardiston Sir Henry Felton Henry North Edmund Harvey John Sicklemore William Gibbes Robert Brewster Daniel Wall |
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| Ipswich | Nathaniel Bacon Francis Bacon |
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| Bury St Edmunds | John Clarke |
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| Dunwich | Francis Brewster | |
| Sudbury | ||
Surrey[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Surrey | Sir Richard Onslow Arthur Onslow Francis Drake |
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| Southwark | |
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| Guildford | Colonel John Hewson | |
| Reigate | Jerome Sankey | |
Sussex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sussex | Herbert Morley John Pelham John Fagg John Stapley George Courthope Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Parker Samuel Gott |
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| Chichester | Henry Peckham | |
| Lewes | Anthony Stapley | |
| East Grinstead | John Goodwin | |
| Arundel | Sir John Trevor | |
Warwickshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Warwickshire | Richard Lucy Sir Roger Burgoyne Edward Peyto |
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| Coventry | William Purefoy Robert Beake |
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| Warwick | Clement Throckmorton | |
Westmorland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Westmoreland | Christopher Lister Thomas Burton |
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Wiltshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Wiltshire | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper Alexander Popham Thomas Grove Sir Richard Grobham Howe, 2nd Baronet Sir Walter St John, 3rd Baronet |
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| Salisbury | Mayor of the City of New Sarum of the said City Edward Tooker |
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| Marlborough | ||
| Devizes | ||
Worcestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Worcestershire | Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Baronet Edward Pytts Nicholas Lechmere John Nanfan James Berry |
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| Worcester | Edmund Giles |
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Yorkshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Yorkshire | Sir William Strickland, 1st Baronet Hugh Bethell |
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| West Riding | Henry Tempest John Lambert Henry Arthington Francis Thorpe |
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| East Riding | |
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| North Riding | Lord Eure Francis Lascelles Robert Lilburne Luke Robinson |
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| York | Geldart Thomas Dickenson (Alderman) |
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| Kingston upon Hull | ||
| Beverley | Francis Thorpe Baron of the Exchequer | . |
| Scarborough | ||
| Richmond | John Bathurst | |
| Leeds | Francis Alanson Adam Baynes |
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| Halifax | Jeremy Bentley | |
Cinque Ports[] | ||
| Dover | Thomas Kelsey | |
| Sandwich | James Thurbarne | |
| Rye | William Hay | |
Wales[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Anglesey | George Twisleton Griffith Bodwrda |
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| Brecknockshire | Philip Jones |
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| Cardiganshire | James Philipps John Clark |
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| Carmarthenshire | John Claypole Rowland Dawkins |
Claypole chose for Northamptonshire – replaced by Robert Atkyns |
| Carnarvonshire | Henry Lawrence Robert Williams |
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| Denbighshire | Col. John Jones Col. John Carter |
Jones replaced by Lumley Thelwell |
| Flintshire | John Trevor John Glynne |
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| Glamorgan | Edmund Thomas | |
| Cardiff | John Price | |
| Merioneth | Col. John Jones | |
| Montgomeryshire | Hugh Pryce of Guernogo Charles Lloyd |
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| Pembrokeshire | James Philipps Col. John Clark |
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| Haverford West | John Upton | |
| Radnorshire | George Gwynne Henry Williams |
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Scotland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sheriffdoms of Ross, Sutherland, and Cromarty. | Doctor Thomas Clarges | |
| Sheriffdom of Inverness | Col. Thomas Fitch. | |
| Sheriffdom of Bamff | Master Alexander Douglas | |
| Sheriffdom of Aberdeen | Col. William Mitchel | |
| Sheriffdoms of Forfar and Kinkardine | Col. David Barclay of Urre. | |
| Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross | Sir John Wemys of Bongie | |
| Sheriffdom of Perth | Sir Edward Rhodes, one of his Highness's Council | |
| Sheriffdoms of Linlithgow, Sterling, and Clackmannan | Master Godfrey Rhodes | |
| Sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Argyll, and Bute | Master John Lockhart, Brother-German to Col. Lockhart. | |
| Sheriffdoms of Aire and Renfrew | William Lord Cochrane of Dundonald. | |
| Sheriffdom of Lannerick | Col. William Lockhart. | |
| Sheriffdom of Midlothian | Samuel Desborow | |
| Sheriffdom of Meroe | John Swinton of Swinton | |
| Sheriffdom of Roxborough | Master Ker of Newton | |
| Sheriffdoms of Selkirk and Peebles | Henry Whalley | |
| Sheriffdom of Dumfries | George Smith | |
| Sheriffdom of Wigton | Sir James Mac Dowel of Garthland. | |
| Sheriffdom of East-Lothian | John Earl of Tweedale | |
| Boroughs of Donnobb, Tayn, Inverness, Dingwell, Nairn, Elgin, and Farras, | Master Robert Wooseley, Commissary of Ayrshire. | |
| Boroughs of Banff and Aberdeen, | Col. Stephen Winththrope | |
| Boroughs of Forfar, Dundee, Arbroth, Montross, Buchan |
Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness, Clerk of Dundee. | |
| Boroughs of Lithgow, Queens Ferry, Perth, Culross, and Stirling | Col. Henry Markham | |
| Boroughs of St. Andrews, Dysart, Kirkaldy, Anstruther-East, Pittenween, Creel, Dumfermline Kinghorn, Anstruther-West, Innerleithing, Kilkenny, and Burnt-Iand |
Col. Nathaniel Whetham | |
| City of Edinburgh | Lord Broghill Andrew Ramsay |
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| Boroughs of Lannerick, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Rothsay, Renfrew, Ayre, Irwynn, and Dunbarton |
George Terbrax | |
| Boroughs of Dumfreize, Sanclare, Lochmaben, Annand, Wigton, Kirkudbright, Whithorn, and Galloway |
Col. Salmon | |
| Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lauder, North Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington |
George Downing | |
Ireland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Counties of Meath and Louth | Col. John Fowk, Governor of Drogheda William Aston |
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| Counties of Kildare and Wicklow | Sir Hardress Waller Anthony Morgan | |
| County of Dublin | John Bysse | |
| City of Dublin | Richard Tighe | |
| Counties of Catberlougb, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Queen's County | Thomas Sadler Daniel Redman |
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| Counties of Westmeath, Longford, and King's County | Theophilus Jones Maj. Henry Owen |
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| Counties of Down, Antrim, and Armagh | Col. Thomas Cooper Lt-Col James Trayle |
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| Towns of Carrickfergus and Belfast | John Davis | |
| Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone | Tristram Beresford Thomas Newburgh of Lifford in County Donegal |
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| Towns of Derry and Coleraine | Ralph King | |
| Counties of Cavan, Fermanagh, and Monaghan | Richard Blaney | |
| Counties of Kerry, Limerick, and Clare | Major Gen. Sir Hardress Waller Col. Henry Ingoldsby |
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| City and County of the City of Limerick and Kilmallock | Walter Waller | |
| County of Cork | Roger Boyle Lord Baron of Broghill | Sat for Edinburgh |
| Towns of Cork and Youghal | Col. William Jephson | |
| Towns of Bandon and Kinsale | Vincent Gookin | |
| Counties of Tipperary and Waterford | John Reynolds Commissary-General [1] Daniel Abbot[1] |
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| Cities of Waterford and Clonmel | William Halsey | |
| Counties of Sligo, Roscommon, and Leitrim | Sir Robert King John Bridges |
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| Counties of Galway and Mayo | Sir Charles Coote, Commissary-General Lt Col John Brett |
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See also[]
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1654 (First Protectorate Parliament)
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1659 (Third Protectorate Parliament)
- Second Protectorate Parliament
Notes[]
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2013) |
- ^ a b Willis 1750, p. 284.
References[]
- Brunton, D.; Pennington, D. H. (1954), Members of the Long Parliament, London: George Allen & Unwin
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803, London: Thomas Hansard, 1808, archived from the original on 4 September 2015
- Willis, Browne (1750), Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ..., London, pp. 272–284
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