UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
Carrickfergus was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland represented from 1801——to 1885 by, one MP.
History and boundaries※
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. The county of the town of Carrickfergus became part of the county division of East Antrim.
Members of Parliament※
Election |
Member |
Party |
Note
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1801, January 1
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Noah Dalway
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1801: Co-opted
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1802, July 30
|
Lord Spencer Chichester
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Tory
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Resigned
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1807, April 29
|
James Craig
|
Whig
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Initially elected four weeks earlier, in the 31 March 1807 Carrickfergus by-election
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1812, November 5
|
Arthur Chichester
|
Tory
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|
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1818, July 1
|
Earl of Belfast
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Tory
|
|
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1820, March 16
|
Sir Arthur Chichester, Bt
|
Tory
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Created Baronet 13 September 1821
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1830, August 10
|
Lord George Hill
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Whig
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|
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1832, December 9
|
Conway Richard Dobbs
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Tory
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Election declared void on petition
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1833, March
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Writ suspended
|
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1835, January 10
|
Peter Kirk
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Conservative
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1847, August 3
|
Hon. Wellington Stapleton-Cotton
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Conservative
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1857, April 2
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William Cary Dobbs
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Conservative
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1859, May 6
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Robert Torrens
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Conservative
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1868, November 21
|
Marriott Dalway
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Liberal-Conservative
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1880, April 2
|
Thomas Greer
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Conservative
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Last MP for the constituency
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1885
|
Constituency abolished
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Election results※
Elections in the 1830s※
- On petition, "the election was declared void." And the "writ for the seat was suspended."
Elections in the 1840s※
Elections in the 1850s※
Elections in the 1860s※
Elections in the 1870s※
Elections in the 1880s※
Notes and references※
Notes※
- ^ Various sources refer——to Dalway as 'Conservative', 'Liberal', and 'Liberal-Conservative'. Due to his support for Gladstone and Home Rule, he has been designated a 'Liberal-Conservative'
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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※