Dublin St James's (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dublin St James's Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
St James's, a division of Dublin, was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1918-1922.
Prior to the 1918 general election, the city was divided into four constituencies: the Dublin College Green, Dublin Harbour, Dublin St Patrick's and Dublin St Stephen's Green constituencies. In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: St James's, the existing four constituencies, Dublin Clontarf and Dublin St Michan's.
From the dissolution of 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised part of the city of Dublin.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Key to parties: Ind N Independent Nationalist, SF Sinn Féin.
| From | To | Name (Party) | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1922 | Joseph McGrath (SF) | 1887 | 1 March 1966 |
[edit] Election
This constituency elected its MP using the first past the post electoral system.
- 1918 (14 December) general election
- 13,121 electors; 7,812 voted; turnout 59.54%
- Joseph McGrath (SF) 6,256 (80.08%)
- John Saturnus Kelly (Ind N) 1,556 (19.92%)
- Majority 4,700 (60.16%)
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
