Carrickfergus (UK Parliament constituency)
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UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
| Carrickfergus | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Antrim |
| Borough | Carrickfergus |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Carrickfergus |
| Replaced by | East Antrim |
Carrickfergus was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland represented from 1801 to 1885 by one MP.
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Carrickfergus which was a county corporate in County Antrim. It was disenfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election.[1] The county of the town of Carrickfergus became part of the county division of East Antrim.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801, January 1 | Noah Dalway | 1801: Co-opted | ||
| 1802, July 30 | Lord Spencer Chichester | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1807, April 29 | James Craig | Whig | Initially elected four weeks earlier, in the 31 March 1807 Carrickfergus by-election | |
| 1812, November 5 | Arthur Chichester | Tory | ||
| 1818, July 1 | Earl of Belfast | Tory | ||
| 1820, March 16 | Sir Arthur Chichester, Bt | Tory[3] | Created Baronet 13 September 1821 | |
| 1830, August 10 | Lord George Hill | Whig[4] | ||
| 1832, December 9 | Conway Richard Dobbs | Tory[5] | Election declared void on petition | |
| 1833, March | Writ suspended | |||
| 1835, January 10 | Peter Kirk | Conservative[5] | ||
| 1847, August 3 | Hon. Wellington Stapleton-Cotton | Conservative | ||
| 1857, April 2 | William Cary Dobbs | Conservative | ||
| 1859, May 6 | Robert Torrens | Conservative | ||
| 1868, November 21 | Marriott Dalway[n 1][6][7][8] | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 1880, April 2 | Thomas Greer | Conservative | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Hill | 311 | 39.1 | ||
| Whig | Marcus Hill | 241 | 30.3 | ||
| Tory | Charles Adair | 198 | 24.9 | ||
| Tory | Arthur Chichester | 46 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 796 | c. 92.6 | |||
| Registered electors | c. 860 | ||||
| Whig gain from Tory | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Hill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 860 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Conway Richard Dobbs | 495 | 52.2 | ||
| Whig | Arthur Chichester | 447 | 47.2 | ||
| Tory | James Wills | 6 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 48 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 948 | 92.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,024 | ||||
| Tory gain from Whig | |||||
- On petition, the election was declared void and the writ for the seat was suspended.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Kirk | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,431 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Kirk | 446 | 51.6 | ||
| Whig | Matthew Boulton Rennie | 418 | 48.4 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 864 | 59.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,458 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Kirk | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,326 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wellington Stapleton-Cotton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,426 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wellington Stapleton-Cotton | 311 | 51.3 | N/A | |
| Whig | Warren Hastings Leslie Frith[10] | 295 | 48.7 | New | |
| Majority | 16 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 606 | 84.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 720 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Cary Dobbs | 560 | 59.4 | +8.1 | |
| Whig | Francis Macdonogh[11] | 383 | 40.6 | −8.1 | |
| Majority | 177 | 18.8 | +16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 943 | 82.8 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Torrens | 668 | 72.1 | +12.7 | |
| Liberal | William McMechan[12] | 259 | 27.9 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 409 | 44.2 | +25.4 | ||
| Turnout | 927 | 74.6 | −8.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,243 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Torrens | 498 | 63.6 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal | Luke White | 285 | 36.4 | +8.5 | |
| Majority | 213 | 27.2 | −17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 783 | 69.6 | −5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,125 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Conservative | Marriott Dalway[n 1] | 669 | 62.2 | +25.8 | |
| Conservative | Robert Torrens | 407 | 37.8 | −25.8 | |
| Majority | 262 | 24.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,076 | 83.4 | +13.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,290 | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.8 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Conservative | Marriott Dalway[n 1] | 628 | 58.1 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | George Augustus Chichester May | 452 | 41.9 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 176 | 16.2 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,080 | 78.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,370 | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Greer | 591 | 51.6 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal-Conservative | Marriott Dalway[n 1] | 554 | 48.4 | −9.7 | |
| Majority | 37 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,145 | 81.0 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,414 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal-Conservative | Swing | +9.7 | |||
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ First Schedule Part I: Boroughs to cease to exist as such. "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, 48 & 49 Vict. C. 23". The public general acts. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales.
- ↑ Seventh Schedule (Counties at Large); Part III (Ireland)."Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, 48 & 49 Vict. C. 23". The public general acts. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales.
- ↑ Farrell, Stephen. "CHICHESTER, Arthur I (1769–1847), of Greencastle and Castlecary, co. Donegal and 15 Sackville Street, Mdx.". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ Farrell, Stephen. "HILL, Lord George Augusta (1801-1879)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 217–218. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 200–201, 257–258. ISBN 0901714127.
- ↑ "Biographical Sketches". Armagh Guardian. 11 December 1868. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "New Parliament". Western Times. 10 February 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 Salmon, Philip. "Carrickfergus". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Belfast Mercantile Register and Weekly Advertiser". 13 July 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Wood-Martin, William Gregory (1882–1892). History of Sligo ; county and town ; with illustrations from original drawings and plans. Dublin: Hodges Figgis. p. 58.
- ↑ "The Elections". Belfast News-Letter. 7 May 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- Smith, Henry Stooks (1844–50). The Parliaments of England (1st edition published in three volumes)
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1973). The Parliaments of England (2nd edition published in one volume). Political Reference Publications
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
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