University of Dublin (constituency)
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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 comprises the undergraduate scholars and graduates of the University of Dublin, 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.
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 | |
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 have 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.
Parliament | Election | MP (Party) | MP (Party) | ||
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Parliament of James I | 1613 | William Temple | Charles Doyne | ||
1628 | William Bedell | James Donnellan | |||
1628 | William Fitzgerald | ||||
First Parliament of Charles I | 1634 | Sir James Ware | |||
Second Parliament of Charles I | 1639 | William Gilbert | |||
First Protectorate Parliament | 1654 | University not represented | |||
Parliament of Charles II | 1661 | Sir James Ware | Lord John Butler | ||
Parliament of James II | 1689 | Sir John Meade, Bt | Joseph Coghlan | ||
First Parliament of William III and Mary II | 1692 | Sir Cyril Wyche | William Molyneux (Whig) | ||
Second Parliament of William III | 1695 | Richard Aldworth | |||
1698 | William Crowe | ||||
First Parliament of Anne | 1703 | Sir William Robinson | Edward Southwell | ||
Second Parliament of Anne | 1713 | Marmaduke Coghill (Whig) |
John Elwood | ||
Parliament of George I | 1715 | Samuel Dopping | |||
1721 | Edward Hopkins | ||||
Parliament of George II | 1727 | Samuel Molyneux | |||
1728 | John Elwood | ||||
1739 | Philip Tisdall | ||||
1741 | Archibald Acheson | ||||
First Parliament of George III | 1761 | William Clement | |||
Second Parliament of George III | 1768 | Sir Capel Molyneaux, Bt | |||
Third Parliament of George III | 1776 | Walter Burgh (Patriot) |
Richard Hely-Hutchinson [note 1] | ||
1778 | John FitzGibbon | ||||
1782 | Lawrence Parsons (Patriot) | ||||
Fourth Parliament of George III | 1783 | Arthur Browne | |||
Fifth Parliament of George III | 1790 | Francis Hely-Hutchinson | |||
Sixth Parliament of George III | 1797 | George Knox |
- ^ 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 | |
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 for the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885, 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.
Election | MP (Party) | MP (Party) | ||
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1801 | George Knox (T)[1] | University represented by one seat until 1832 | ||
1802 | ||||
1806 | ||||
1807 | John Leslie Foster (T) | |||
1812 | William Plunket (W)[1] | |||
1818 | ||||
1820 | ||||
1822 by-election | ||||
1826 | ||||
1827 by-election | John Wilson Croker (T)[1] | |||
1830 | Thomas Lefroy (T, C)[1] | |||
1831 | ||||
1832 | Frederick Shaw (T, C)[1] | |||
1835 | ||||
1837 | ||||
1841 | ||||
1842 by-election | Joseph Jackson (C)[1] | |||
1843 by-election | George Hamilton (C) | |||
1847 | ||||
1848 by-election | Joseph Napier (C) | |||
1852 by-election | ||||
1852 | ||||
1857 | ||||
1858 by-election | Anthony Lefroy (C) | |||
1859 by-election | James Whiteside (C) | |||
1859 | ||||
1865 | ||||
1866 by-election | John Walsh (C) | |||
1867 by-election | Hedges Chatterton (C) | |||
1867 by-election | Robert Warren (C) | |||
1868 | John Ball (C) | |||
1870 by-election | David Plunket (C, U) | |||
1874 | ||||
1874 by-election | ||||
Jan. 1875 by-election | Edward Gibson (C) | |||
Feb. 1875 by-election | ||||
1877 by-election | ||||
1880 | ||||
1885 by-election | Hugh Holmes (C, U) | |||
1885 | ||||
1886 | ||||
1886 by-election | ||||
1887 by-election | Dodgson Madden (U) | |||
1888 by-election | ||||
1892 | Edward Carson (U) | |||
1895 | ||||
1895 by-election | W. E. H. Lecky (Lib U) | |||
1900 | ||||
1903 by-election | James Campbell (U) | |||
1906 | ||||
Jan. 1910 | ||||
1900 by-election | ||||
Dec. 1910 | ||||
1916 by-election | ||||
Feb. 1917 by-election | Arthur Samuels (U) | |||
Oct. 1917 by-election | ||||
1918 | Robert Woods (Ind U) | |||
1919 by-election | William Jellett (U) |
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.[2]
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for University of Dublin 1918–1937 | |||||||||
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | ||||
1st | 1918 | Arthur Samuels (U) |
Robert Woods (Ind U) |
2 seats under 1918 Act | |||||
1919 by-election | William Jellett (U) | ||||||||
2nd | 1921 | Ernest Alton (Ind U) |
James Craig (Ind U) |
William Thrift (Ind U) |
Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind U) | ||||
3rd | 1922 | Ernest Alton (Ind) |
James Craig (Ind) |
William Thrift (Ind) |
Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind) | ||||
4th | 1923 | 3 seats from 1923 | |||||||
5th | 1927 (Jun) | ||||||||
6th | 1927 (Sep) | ||||||||
7th | 1932 | ||||||||
8th | 1933 | ||||||||
1933 by-election | Robert Rowlette (Ind) |
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 from the university, or undergraduates who have been awarded a foundation scholarship or non-foundation scholarship at Trinity College. 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 at the 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, Gardner 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. Two of the three most recent senators teach or have taught in Trinity: Ivana Bacik in law, and David Norris in English.
Senators for University of Dublin 1938–present | |||||||
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Sen | Election | Senator (Party) |
Senator (Party) |
Senator (Party) | |||
2nd | 1938 | Ernest Alton (Ind) |
Joseph Johnston (Ind) |
Robert Rowlette (Ind) | |||
3rd | 1938 | ||||||
4th | 1943 | T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind) |
William Fearon (Ind) | ||||
5th | 1944 | Joseph Johnston (Ind) | |||||
1947 | Joseph Bigger (Ind) | ||||||
6th | 1948 | William Stanford (Ind) | |||||
7th | 1951 | Gardner Budd (Ind) | |||||
1952 | William Jessop (Ind) | ||||||
8th | 1954 | Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) | |||||
9th | 1957 | ||||||
1960 | William Jessop (Ind) | ||||||
10th | 1961 | John Ross (Ind) | |||||
11th | 1965 | Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) | |||||
12th | 1969 | Mary Robinson (Lab) | |||||
1970 | Trevor West (Ind) | ||||||
13th | 1973 | Noël Browne (Ind) | |||||
14th | 1977 | Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind) | |||||
1979 | Catherine McGuinness (Ind) | ||||||
15th | 1981 | Shane Ross (Ind) | |||||
16th | 1982 | Trevor West (Ind) | |||||
17th | 1983 | Catherine McGuinness (Ind) | |||||
18th | 1987 | David Norris (Ind) |
Mary Robinson (Ind) | ||||
19th | 1989 | Carmencita Hederman (Ind) | |||||
20th | 1993 | Mary Henry (Ind) | |||||
21st | 1997 | ||||||
22nd | 2002 | ||||||
23rd | 2007 | Ivana Bacik (Ind) | |||||
24th | 2011 | Sean Barrett (Ind) |
Ivana Bacik (Lab) | ||||
25th | 2016 | Lynn Ruane (Ind) | |||||
26th | 2020 | ||||||
2021 | Vacant |
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 2020s[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Independent | David Norris | 24.2 | 3,646 | 3,671 | 3,728 | 3,768 | |||||
Labour | Ivana Bacik | 23.2 | 3,489 | 3,521 | 3,542 | 3,571 | 3,574 | 3,963 | |||
Independent | Lynn Ruane | 18.4 | 2,780 | 2,805 | 2,825 | 2,870 | 2,871 | 3,229 | 3,348 | 4,072 | |
Independent | Hugo MacNeill | 13.5 | 2,038 | 2,050 | 2,081 | 2,133 | 2,133 | 2,299 | 2,342 | 2,961 | |
Independent | Tom Clonan | 9.3 | 1,394 | 1,417 | 1,440 | 1,492 | 1,493 | 1,682 | 1,722 | ||
Green | William Priestley | 7.2 | 1,090 | 1,104 | 1,119 | 1,175 | 1,177 | ||||
Independent | Keith Scanlon | 1.8 | 276 | 285 | 297 | ||||||
Independent | Joseph O'Gorman | 1.2 | 180 | 183 | |||||||
Independent | Abbas Ali O'Shea | 0.5 | 81 | ||||||||
Independent | Derek Byrne | 0.4 | 67 | ||||||||
Electorate: Approx. 65,000[4] Valid: 15,041 Spoilt: 12 Quota: 3,761 Turnout: Approx. 23.1% |
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
Independent | David Norris | 25.3 | 4,070 | |||||||||||||||
Labour | Ivana Bacik | 17.8 | 2,853 | 2,871 | 2,887 | 2,904 | 2,936 | 2,956 | 3,043 | 3,113 | 3,197 | 3,306 | 3,482 | 3,758 | 4,144 | |||
Independent | Lynn Ruane | 8.6 | 1,378 | 1,381 | 1,399 | 1,418 | 1,434 | 1,471 | 1,524 | 1,563 | 1,646 | 1,793 | 1,903 | 2,128 | 2,480 | 2,511 | 3,343 | |
Independent | Averil Power | 8.4 | 1,356 | 1,363 | 1,380 | 1,388 | 1,400 | 1,414 | 1,465 | 1,527 | 1,582 | 1,644 | 1,741 | 1,853 | 2,135 | 2,176 | ||
Independent | Sean Barrett | 8.2 | 1,317 | 1,326 | 1,333 | 1,353 | 1,362 | 1,386 | 1,443 | 1,570 | 1,683 | 1,766 | 1,972 | 2,097 | 2,502 | 2,557 | 3,228 | |
Independent | Thomas Clonan | 7.0 | 1,131 | 1,133 | 1,147 | 1,153 | 1,157 | 1,172 | 1,233 | 1,280 | 1,364 | 1,458 | 1,590 | 1,742 | ||||
Independent | Oisín Coghlan | 4.3 | 683 | 685 | 690 | 696 | 720 | 743 | 778 | 796 | 847 | 945 | 1,017 | |||||
Independent | Anthony Staines | 4.1 | 665 | 668 | 674 | 684 | 689 | 707 | 742 | 788 | 852 | 904 | ||||||
Green | William Priestley | 3.4 | 548 | 550 | 561 | 574 | 598 | 634 | 661 | 689 | 737 | |||||||
Independent | Ethna Tinney | 3.2 | 516 | 518 | 528 | 534 | 538 | 553 | 594 | 631 | ||||||||
Independent | Sean Melly | 2.8 | 450 | 451 | 452 | 465 | 471 | 497 | 513 | |||||||||
Independent | Sabina Brennan | 2.8 | 445 | 447 | 457 | 466 | 470 | 484 | ||||||||||
Independent | Kevin Cunningham | 1.4 | 232 | 233 | 246 | 255 | 259 | |||||||||||
Independent | Eoin Meehan | 0.9 | 143 | 143 | 145 | |||||||||||||
Independent | Edward Davitt | 0.9 | 142 | 142 | 147 | 151 | ||||||||||||
Independent | Maeve Cox | 0.8 | 135 | 136 | ||||||||||||||
Electorate: Valid: 16,064 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 4,017 Turnout: |
In 2011 Karin Dubsky, who was listed on the printed ballot papers, discovered after their distribution that she was not an Irish citizen and thus ineligible, and advised electors not to vote for her.[6] The returning officer ruled that ballots giving her a first preference would be excluded, but ballots giving her a lower preference would be transferred to the next lower preference when relevant.[7]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
Independent | David Norris | 36.1 | 5623 | ||||||||||||||||||
Labour | Ivana Bacik | 19.2 | 2982 | 3685 | 3685 | 3693 | 3701 | 3728 | 3781 | 3833 | 3889 | 3940 | |||||||||
Independent | Tony Williams | 8.6 | 1336 | 1493 | 1494 | 1501 | 1504 | 1522 | 1527 | 1539 | 1558 | 1601 | 1605 | 1642 | 1677 | 1730 | 1805 | 1869 | 2098 | 2480 | |
Independent | Sean Barrett | 6.8 | 1051 | 1248 | 1256 | 1263 | 1273 | 1293 | 1314 | 1340 | 1356 | 1383 | 1391 | 1444 | 1493 | 1622 | 1823 | 1952 | 2450 | 3065 | |
Independent | Maurice Gueret | 5.3 | 822 | 936 | 938 | 946 | 950 | 958 | 969 | 984 | 1005 | 1024 | 1030 | 1077 | 1149 | 1230 | 1333 | 1534 | 1803 | ||
Independent | Rosaleen McDonagh | 2.9 | 446 | 511 | 511 | 513 | 522 | 522 | 528 | 544 | 559 | 576 | 584 | 622 | 762 | 837 | 909 | ||||
Independent | Fiona O'Malley | 2.8 | 441 | 590 | 550 | 550 | 554 | 562 | 570 | 596 | 619 | 632 | 637 | 660 | 685 | 752 | |||||
Independent | Robin Hannan | 2.6 | 406 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 447 | 450 | 455 | 468 | 480 | 495 | 498 | 529 | |||||||
Independent | Iggy McGovern | 2.6 | 397 | 441 | 443 | 445 | 451 | 457 | 491 | 496 | 505 | 526 | 531 | 566 | 626 | ||||||
Independent | William Priestley | 1.7 | 258 | 302 | 304 | 308 | 310 | 319 | 334 | 348 | 371 | 380 | 382 | ||||||||
Independent | Jeff Dudgeon | 1.3 | 205 | 236 | 237 | 237 | 241 | 242 | 245 | 252 | 258 | ||||||||||
Independent | David Martin | 1.3 | 194 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 223 | 226 | 233 | 241 | |||||||||||
Independent | Dermot Frost | 1.1 | 178 | 199 | 199 | 203 | 207 | 208 | |||||||||||||
Independent | Maeve Cox | 1.1 | 174 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 225 | 233 | ||||||||||||
Independent | Graham Quinn | 0.8 | 131 | 142 | 143 | 147 | 147 | ||||||||||||||
Independent | Bart Connolly | 0.4 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||||||||||||||
Independent | Dermot Sheehan | 0.3 | 49 | 54 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
Independent | Francis Donnelly[n 1] | 0.1 | 20 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
Electorate: 53,583 Valid: 15,557 Spoilt: 257 Quota: 3,890 Turnout: 29.5% |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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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 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Independent | David Norris | 4,866 | 36.4 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Shane Ross | 2,475 | 18.5 | 3 | 6 | |
Independent | Mary Henry | 2,410 | 18.0 | 2 | 5 | |
Independent | Sean Barrett | 1,491 | 11.2 | |||
Independent | Ivana Bacik | 885 | 6.6 | |||
Independent | Henry Mountcharles | 461 | 3.5 | |||
Independent | David Martin | 345 | 2.6 | |||
Independent | Prabhu Kulkarni | 218 | 1.6 | |||
Independent | Brian Caul | 149 | 1.1 | |||
Independent | Nigel Hutson | 74 | 0.6 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Independent | David Norris | 3,569 | 31.1 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Shane Ross | 2,672 | 23.3 | 2 | 4 | |
Independent | Mary Henry | 1,980 | 17.3 | 3 | 10 | |
Independent | James Rickard | 1,006 | 8.8 | |||
Independent | Claire Wheeler | 505 | 4.4 | |||
Independent | Alan Stanford | 360 | 3.1 | |||
Independent | Virginia Hogan | 291 | 2.5 | |||
Independent | David Martin | 257 | 2.2 | |||
Independent | John Dillon | 251 | 2.2 | |||
Independent | Erick Dillon | 225 | 2.0 | |||
Independent | Prabhu Kulkarni | 129 | 1.1 | |||
Independent | Frederick O'Connell | 118 | 1.0 | |||
Independent | Florence O'Donoghue | 81 | 0.7 | |||
Independent | Peter Cooke | 28 | 0.2 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Independent | Shane Ross | 23.9 | 1,412 | 1,423 | 1,430 | 1,462 | 1,548 | |||
Labour | Mary Robinson | 20.6 | 1,212 | 1,220 | 1,282 | 1,461 | 1,634 | |||
Independent | Trevor West | 20.1 | 1,185 | 1,193 | 1,209 | 1,263 | 1,390 | 1,443 | 1,490 | |
Independent | Catherine McGuinness | 17.3 | 1,023 | 1,032 | 1,062 | 1,141 | 1,272 | 1,378 | 1,404 | |
Independent | David Cabot | 7.4 | 437 | 446 | 472 | 535 | ||||
Independent | David Norris | 6.6 | 392 | 396 | 429 | |||||
Independent | B. Cullen | 2.8 | 167 | 180 | ||||||
Independent | William Abbey of the Holycross Fitzsimon |
1.2 | 69 | |||||||
Electorate: 9,164 Valid: 5,897 Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,475 Turnout: 64.34 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Resignation of Conor Cruise O'Brien:
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Independent | Catherine McGuinness | 35.1 | 1,841 | 2,175 | 2,790 | |
Independent | Shane Ross | 31.0 | 1,625 | 1,777 | 2,270 | |
Independent | Thomas Murtagh | 19.7 | 1,033 | 1,225 | ||
Independent | David Norris | 12.6 | 659 | |||
Independent | O. Quinn | 1.7 | 88 | |||
Electorate: 8,686 Valid: 5,246 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 2,624 Turnout: 61.58 |
Elections in the 1940s[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. C. Kingsmill Moore | 755 | 32.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | William Fearon | 621 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | |
Independent | Joseph Johnston | 437 | 19.0 | 3 | 4 | |
Independent | Robert Rowlette | 419 | 18.2 | |||
Independent | Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony | 65 | 2.8 | |||
Electorate: 3,886 Valid: 2,297 Quota: 575 Turnout: 59.1%[15] |
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.
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Rowlette | Unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent | James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
Electorate: 3,260 Valid: Quota: Turnout: |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent | James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 |
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent | James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Independent | William Thrift | 38.6 | 614 | |||
Independent | James Craig | 22.4 | 356 | 415 | ||
Independent | Bolton C. Waller | 20.9 | 332 | 386 | 391 | |
Independent | Ernest Alton | 18.1 | 287 | 386 | 398 | |
Electorate: 2,069 Valid: 1,589 Quota: 398 Turnout: 76.8% |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent | James Craig | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
Independent | William Thrift | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
Electorate: 1,400 Valid: Quota: Turnout: |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent | 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: |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Unionist | Ernest Alton | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Independent Unionist | 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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | William Jellett | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Samuels' appointment to the High Court of Justice in Ireland.
- This was the last UK Parliament election held in the 26 counties which became the Irish Free State.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | ||||
Irish Unionist | Arthur Samuels | 43.1 | 1,273 | ||
Independent Unionist | Robert Woods | 26.8 | 793 | 1,094 | |
Irish Unionist | William Jellett | 21.4 | 631 | ≤875 | |
Independent Nationalist | Stephen Gwynn | 8.7 | 257 | eliminated | |
Electorate: 4,541 Valid: 2,954 Quota: 985 Turnout: 59.4 |
- 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Arthur Samuels | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Samuels' appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Arthur Samuels | 1,841 | 73.1 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Robert Woods | 679 | 26.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,162 | 46.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,520 | 60.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,138 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Campbell's appointment as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Campbell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Campbell's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist | James Campbell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Irish Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist | James Campbell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Irish Unionist hold |
Elections in the 1900s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist | James Campbell | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Irish Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | James Campbell | 1,492 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Arthur Samuels | 1,421 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 71 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,913 | 64.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,553 | ||||
Irish Unionist gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Lecky's resignation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist | W. E. H. Lecky | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Liberal Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Carson's appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales.
Elections in the 1890s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | W. E. H. Lecky | 1,757 | 63.5 | New | |
Irish Unionist | George Wright | 1,011 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 746 | 27.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,768 | 61.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,506 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Plunket's succession to the peerage, becoming Baron Rathmore.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,506 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Irish Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | David Plunket | 2,188 | 46.6 | -2.1 | |
Irish Unionist | Edward Carson | 1,609 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | James Corry Jones Lowry | 897 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 712 | 15.2 | -31.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,347 (est) | 53.9 (est) | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,352 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Dodgson Madden | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,094 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Madden's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Dodgson Madden | 1,376 | 65.9 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Richard Clare Parsons | 712 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 664 | 31.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,088 | 51.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,092 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Holmes' appointment as a judge.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Unionist | Hugh Holmes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,155 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | |||||
Irish Unionist hold |
- Caused by Plunket's appointment as First Commissioner of Works,
and Holmes' appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | David Plunket | 1,865 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Hugh Holmes | 1,855 | 48.4 | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary | Hugh Herbert Johnston | 56 | 1.5 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | Edward Patrick Sarsfield Counsell | 55 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,799 | 46.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,916 (est) | 46.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,155 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Hugh Holmes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,155 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Hugh Holmes | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Plunket's appointment as First Commissioner of Works,
and Gibson's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland, becoming Baron Ashbourne.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edward Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,539 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edward Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,393 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Gibson's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,438 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Plunket's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edward Gibson | 1,210 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Alexander Edward Miller | 759 | 30.3 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Anthony Traill | 538 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 451 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,507 | 102.8* | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,438 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
* Walker recorded the vote tally as above, but the electorate he also included was a lower number - at 2,438 - and so this result may be inaccurate.
- Caused by Ball's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | John Ball | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Ball's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | John Ball | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | David Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Lefroy's resignation.
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 1,156 | 36.2 | -1.2 | |
Irish Conservative | John Ball | 1,077 | 33.7 | +14.3 | |
Irish Conservative | Edward Grogan | 743 | 23.3 | -20.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Ebenezer Webb | 216 | 6.8 | New | |
Majority | 334 | 10.4 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,704 (est) | 79.2 (est) | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,151 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Robert Warren | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Chatterton's appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Hedges Chatterton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Chatterton's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Hedges Chatterton | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Walsh's appointment as Master of the Rolls in Ireland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Whiteside's appointment as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | James Whiteside | 1,210 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 1,045 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Independent | John Ball[25] | 542 | 19.4 | New | |
Majority | 503 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,399 (est) | 82.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Hamilton's resignation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Anthony Lefroy | 589 | 62.7 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Arthur Edward Gayer | 350 | 37.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 239 | 25.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 939 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Napier's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Joseph Napier | 829 | 41.3 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | George Hamilton | 791 | 39.4 | N/A | |
Whig | James Anthony Lawson | 272 | 13.5 | New | |
Whig | John Wilson | 116 | 5.8 | New | |
Majority | 519 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,004 (est) | 59.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Joseph Napier | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Joseph Napier | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Napier's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
Elections in the 1840s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Joseph Napier | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Shaw's resignation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | George Hamilton | 738 | 33.1 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Frederick Shaw | 572 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Joseph Napier | 540 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Whig | James MacCullagh[27] | 374 | 16.8 | New | |
Majority | 32 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,190 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,100 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Jackson's appointment as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Joseph Jackson | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Lefroy's appointment as Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Frederick Shaw | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Thomas Lefroy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1830s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Frederick Shaw | 852 | 45.4 | ||
Irish Conservative | Thomas Lefroy | 839 | 44.7 | ||
Whig | Joseph Stock | 186 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 653 | 34.8 | |||
Turnout | 940 | 44.8 | |||
Registered electors | 2,100 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Lefroy | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Frederick Shaw | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,074 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Langlois Lefroy | 1,304 | 38.3 | +10.8 | |
Tory | Frederick Shaw | 1,290 | 37.9 | +10.4 | |
Whig | Philip Cecil Crampton | 423 | 12.4 | −10.1 | |
Whig | George Ponsonby | 390 | 11.4 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 867 | 25.4 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,724 | 83.8 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,058 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | +10.7 | |||
Tory win (new seat) |
- The constituency gained a second seat at the 1832 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Langlois Lefroy | 44 | 55.0 | +11.6 | |
Whig | Philip Cecil Crampton | 36 | 45.0 | New | |
Majority | 8 | 10.0 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 80 | 87.0 | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 92 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | +11.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Langlois Lefroy | 33 | 43.4 | ||
Tory | John Wilson Croker | 30 | 39.5 | ||
Tory | John Henry North | 13 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 3 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 76 | 79.2 | |||
Registered electors | 96 | ||||
Tory hold |
Elections in the 1820s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Wilson Croker | 38 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Tory | John Henry North | 29 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Tory | Thomas Langlois Lefroy | 22 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 9 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Plunket's succession to the peerage, becoming Baron Plunket.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
- Caused by Plunket's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1810s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Plunket | 34 | 53.1 | N/A | |
Tory | John Wilson Croker | 30 | 46.9 | New | |
Majority | 4 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Plunket | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1800s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Leslie Foster | 46 | 92.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Thornton Macklin | 4 | 8.0 | New | |
Majority | 42 | 84.0 | +79.4 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Knox | 35 | 52.3 | N/A | |
Tory | John Leslie Foster | 32 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3 | 4.6 | -10.0 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Knox | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold |
- Caused by Knox's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Knox | 39 | 57.3 | N/A | |
Whig | William Plunket | 29 | 42.7 | New | |
Majority | 10 | 14.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Knox | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Tory hold |
- The former Parliament of Ireland constituency has two seats, this was reduced to one seat for the 1801 co-option.
The two MPs, George Knox and Arthur Browne, drew lots to determine who would get the seat.
See also[]
- List of Irish constituencies
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- List of MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic)
- Members of the 1st Dáil
- National University of Ireland (constituency)
- Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Francis Donnelly unofficially withdrew from the race on to concentrate on the Labour Panel in which he was also running. His name remained on the ballot paper.[9]
Sources[]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- 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
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