County Dublin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Dublin
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Dublin
–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byCounty Dublin (UKHC)

County Dublin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.

History

County Dublin was represented by two MPs in the Irish House of Commons. It had a comparatively low electorate of c. 1,200 to 1,500 voters around the time of the Union.[1] The parliamentary boroughs of Dublin City, Newcastle and Swords had separate representation, as did Dublin University, which was located in the city.

The Irish House of Commons was abolished on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800. The constituency was succeeded by the Westminster constituency of County Dublin, remaining as a two-seat constituency.[2]

Members of Parliament

Parliaments of Henry VIII

Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Parliaments of James I

  • 1613 Sir Christopher Plunket
  • 1613 Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown

Parliaments of Charles I

Protectorate Parliament

Charles II

1692–1801

Election[3] First MP Second MP
1689[4] Simon Luttrell Patrick Sarsfield
1692 John Allen Chambre Brabazon
1695 Robert Molesworth Whig Edward Deane
1703 John Allen Joseph Deane
1713 Lord Brabazon
1715 Hon. Edward Brabazon John Allen
1717 William Domvile
1727 Sir Compton Domvile, 2nd Bt
1761 Anthony Brabazon[a]
April 1768 Charles Domvile
August 1768 Joseph Deane
1773 Luke Gardiner
1776 Sir Edward Newenham Patriot
1789 Lord Ardee Independent[5]
February 1790 John Finlay
May 1790 Richard Wogan Talbot[b]
1791 John Finlay
1798 Hans Hamilton Frederick John Falkiner
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Dublin

Notes

  1. ^ Styled as Lord Ardee from 1763.
  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1790.

References

  1. ^ Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. "County Dublin". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation.
  2. ^ Jupp, P. J. (1986). "Co. Dublin". In Thorne, R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  4. ^ O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
  5. ^ Coyle, Eugene A. (1991). "County Dublin Elections (1790)". Dublin Historical Record. 44 (2). Old Dublin Society: 13–24. JSTOR 30100983.

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