Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Representation of the People in Ireland. |
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| Citation | 31 & 32 Vict. c. 49 |
| Territorial extent | Ireland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 July 1868 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1868[c] |
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| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Representation of the People Act 1949 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 49) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act did not alter the overall distribution of parliamentary seats in Ireland.[1] It was originally proposed to merge twelve smaller boroughs into six pairs on the model of Scottish district of burghs and Welsh contributory boroughs, with the freed-up seats being transferred to the six most populous county constituencies. This was rejected by Parliament, although the act as passed did alter the boundaries of those parliamentary boroughs which were also municipal boroughs, extending the parliamentary boundary to include all the municipal boundary.[2]
Of Ireland's 33 parliamentary boroughs, 11 were also municipal boroughs under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 108):
The whole act, except section 13, was repealed by section 80(7) of, and the thirteenth schedule to, the Representation of the People Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 65), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[3]
