Wicklow West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Wicklow County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
West Wicklow was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.
Prior to 1885, the area was part of the Wicklow (UK Parliament constituency). After 1922 the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Wicklow.
[edit] United Kingdom Parliament or Dáil Éireann 1918-1922
The general election of 1918 (in Ireland) was, in British law, to fill the 105 Irish seats in the UK House of Commons for the 31st United Kingdom Parliament. In practice, only the non-Sinn Féin MPs took their seats at Westminster. This Parliament first met on 4 February 1919, and was dissolved on 26 October 1922. At its dissoluton, the Parliamentary seats in the twenty six counties comprising the Irish Free State were abolished.
Irish Republicans regard the 1918 election as being to the 1st Dáil Éireann. In practice, only the Sinn Féin Members of Parliament became Teachtaí Dála in the new revolutionary assembly. See list of members of the 1st Dáil. The initial meeting of the First Dáil was on 21 January 1919 and it last met on 10 May 1921.
From the United Kingdom general election, 1922, only the six counties of Northern Ireland were represented in Parliament.
For links to all other constituencies see List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Elections
[edit] References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
