Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Carrickfergus Borough constituency
Created:	1326
Post-Union:	Carrickfergus (UK Parliament constituency)
Type:	Irish House of Commons

Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800.

Contents 1 Boundaries and Boundary Changes 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 Elections 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim.

Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

[edit] Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

• 1613–1615 ?
• 1634–1635 ?
• 1639–1649 ?
• 1661–1666 ?
• 1689–1689 (Not represented in the the Patriot Parliament)
• 1692–1693 ?
• 1695–1699 ?
• 1703–1713 ?
• 1713–1714 ?
• 1715–1727 ?
• 1727–1760
• 1761–1768 ?
• 1769–1776 ?
• 1776–1783
  • Barry Yelverton
• 1783–1790 ?
  • 1787 Conway Dobbs
  • 1787 Ezekiel Wilson
• 1790–1797
• 1798–1800
  • 1798–1799 George Chichester (resigned on becoming 2nd Marquess of Donegall)

Also

• Arthur Davys in the early 1700s

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections

• 1613, May
• 1634, July
• 1639, Mar.
• 1642, June
• 1661, May
• 1689, May
• 1692, Sept.
• 1695, Aug.
• 1703, Sept.
• 1713, Nov.
• 1715, Oct.
• 1725, Sept.
• 1727, Sept.
• 1761, Oct.
• 1765, Oct.
• 1768, Oct.
• 1776, June
• 1783, Oct.
• 1790, Jan.
• 1790, July
• 1798, Jan.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Irish constituencies