Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800.
| Carrickfergus | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1326 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Carrickfergus |
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrickfergus was not represented.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament, 1326–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1559 | James Wingfield | Humphrey Warren | ||||
| 1585 | Edward Waterhouse | Thomas Stevenson | ||||
| 1613 | Thomas Hibbotts[note 1] | Humphrey Johnson | ||||
| 1634 | Henry Upton | |||||
| 1640 | Sir William Sambach | John Davys | ||||
| 1654–1660 | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) | |||||
| 1661 | Sir Hercules Davys | Arthur Upton[2] | ||||
| 1689 | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Henry Clements | Henry Davis | ||||
| 1695 | Hercules Davys | |||||
| 1703 | Edward Lyndon | |||||
| 1709 | Alexander Denton | |||||
| 1713 | John Davys | Arthur Davys | ||||
| 1715 | Alexander Dalway | Archibald Edmonstone | ||||
| 1719 | Edward Lyndon | |||||
| 1727 | Arthur Dobbs | John Lyndon | ||||
| October 1741 | Francis Clements [note 2] | |||||
| December 1741 | Arthur Upton | |||||
| 1761 | Marriot Dalway | |||||
| 1768 | John Chichester | Conway Richard Dobbs | ||||
| 1776 | Barry Yelverton | Patriot | ||||
| 1784 | Waddell Cunningham [note 3] | |||||
| 1785 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | |||||
| 1790 | Alexander Hamilton | |||||
| 1797 | Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester [note 4] | |||||
| 1798 | Earl of Belfast | |||||
| 1799 | Noah Dalway | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus | |||||
Notes
- Knighted in 1618
- Declared not duly elected in 1741
- Declared not duly elected in 1784
- Also elected for Belfast in 1797, for which he chose to sit
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References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 500
- Return of Members of Parliament (1878) vol. II, p. 605.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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