Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 constituency for the Irish House of Commons
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Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.
| Dublin City | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Dublin |
| Borough | Dublin |
| 1264–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Dublin City (UKHC) |
History
Dublin City had an electorate of between three and four thousand, making it the largest of the county-borough constituencies. In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.[1]
It was succeeded by the Westminster constituency of Dublin City in 1801, remaining as a two-seat constituency.[2]
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
- 1376:[3] John Blakhorn and John White were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
- 1557 James Stanihurst (speaker)[4]
- 1560 James Stanihurst (speaker) and Robert Golding[4]
- 1569 James Stanihurst (speaker)[4]
- 1585 George Taylor and Nicholas Ball[4]
- 1613–1615 Richard Bolton and Richard Barry[4]
- 1634–1635 Richard Barry and Nathaniel Catelyn Speaker[4]
- 1639–1649 Richard Barry and John Bysse[4]
- 1654–55: Daniel Hutchinson
- 1656–58: Richard Tighe
- 1659: Arthur Annesley
- 1661–1666 William Smith and Sir William Davys[5]
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689[6] | Sir Michael Creagh | Terence MacDermott | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Coote | Sir Michael Mitchell | ||||
| 1695 | William Handcock | Sir John Rogerson | ||||
| 1703 | John Forster | Whig | Benjamin Burton | Whig | ||
| 1715 | John Rogerson | |||||
| 1727 | Samuel Burton | William Howard | ||||
| 1728 | John Stoyte | |||||
| 1729 | James Somerville[a] | |||||
| 1733 | Humphrey French | |||||
| 1737 | Nathaniel Pearson | |||||
| 1749 | James Digges La Touche[b] | |||||
| 1749 | Charles Burton[c] | Sir Samuel Cooke, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1758 | James Dunn | |||||
| 1761 | James Grattan | Charles Lucas | Radical/Patriot | |||
| 1767 | Marquess of Kildare | Patriot | ||||
| 1771 | William Clement | |||||
| 1773 | Redmond Morres | |||||
| 1776 | Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt | Independent | ||||
| 1782 | Travers Hartley | |||||
| 1784 | Nathaniel Warren | |||||
| 1790 | Lord Henry FitzGerald | Patriot | Henry Grattan | Patriot | ||
| 1797 | Arthur Wolfe | John Claudius Beresford | ||||
| July 1798 | George Ogle | Whig | ||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dublin City | |||||
- Notes
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot | Henry Grattan | 1695 | |||
| Patriot | Lord Henry FitzGerald | 1695 | |||
| Pro-Government | Lord Mayor John Exshaw | 836 | |||
| Pro-Government | Alderman Henry Gore Sankey | 776 | |||