Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dublin City Borough constituency
Created:	1801
Abolished:	1885
Type:	House of Commons

Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.

In 1885, Dublin City was split into four divisions which were separate single member constituencies: Dublin College Green; Dublin Harbour; Dublin St Stephen's Green and Dublin St Patrick's.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Two member constituency created (1801)
• 1801 - 1804: John Claudius Beresford, Tory (returned to the UK Parliament as a member of the former Parliament of Ireland - resigned).
• 1801 - 1802: Rt Hon George Ogle, Tory (returned to the UK Parliament as a member of the former Parliament of Ireland - defeated).
• 1802 - 1806: John La Touche, Whig (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1804 - 1826: Robert Shaw, Tory (returned at a by-election - did not contest seat).
• 1806 - 1820: Rt Hon Henry Grattan, Whig (returned at a general election - died).
• 1820 - 1826: Thomas Ellis, Tory (returned at a by-election - did not contest seat).
• 1826 - 1830: Henry Grattan, Whig (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1826 - 1831: George Moore, Tory (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1830 - 1831: Frederick Shaw, Tory (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1831 - 1831: Sir Robert Harty Bt, Whig (returned at a general election - unseated on petition, new writ issued).
• 1831 - 1831: Louis Perrin, Whig (returned at a general election - unseated on petition, new writ issued).
• 1832 - 1832: Frederick Shaw, Tory (returned at a by-election - did not contest seat).
• 1832 - 1832: Henry John Chetwynd Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, Tory (returned at a by-election - did not contest seat).
• 1832 - 1835: Daniel O'Connell, stood as a Repealer candidate in 1832 and as a Liberal Repealer in 1835 (returned at a general election - unseated on petition, another candidate seated).
• 1832 - 1835: Edward Southwell Ruthven, stood as a Repealer candidate in 1832 and as a Liberal Repealer in 1835 (returned at a general election - unseated on petition, another candidate seated).
• 1835 - 1837: George Alexander Hamilton, Conservative (seated on petition - defeated).
• 1835 - 1837: John Beattie West, Conservative (seated on petition - defeated).
• 1837 - 1841: Daniel O'Connell, stood as a Liberal Repealer in 1837 and as a Repealer in 1841 (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1837 - 1841: Robert Hutton, Liberal (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1841 - 1842: John Beattie West, Conservative (returned at a general election - died).
• 1841 - 1865: Edward Grogan (Sir Edward Grogan, Bt from 23 April 1859), Conservative (returned at a general election - did not contest seat).
• 1842 - 1847: William Henry Gregory, Conservative, stood as a Liberal Conservative in 1847 (elected at a by-election - defeated).
• 1847 - 1852: John Reynolds, stood as a Repealer in 1847 and as a Liberal candidate pledged to form an Irish Independent Opposition in 1852 (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1852 - 1865: John Vance, Conservative (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1865 - 1868: Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Bt Conservative (returned at a general election - died).
• 1865 - 1874: Jonathan Pim, Liberal (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1868 - 1870: Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt Conservative (returned at a by-election - unseated on petition after the general election later the same year, new writ issued).
• 1870 - 1874: Sir Dominic John Corrigan, Bt Liberal (returned at a by-election - did not contest seat).
• 1874 - 1880: Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt Conservative (returned at a general election - defeated).
• 1874 - 1885: Maurice Brooks, Home Rule Party (returned at a general election - constituency abolished).
• 1880 - 1885: Dr Robert Spencer Dyer Lyons, Liberal (returned at a general election - constituency abolished).

[edit] Elections

From 1832 (when registers of electors were first prepared) a turnout figure is given, for the percentage of the registered electors who voted. If the number of registered electors eligible to take part in a contested election is unknown, then the last known electorate figure is used to calculate an estimated turnout. If the numbers of registered electors and electors taking part in the poll are known, an exact turnout figure is calculated. In two member elections (in which an elector could cast one or two votes as he chose), where the exact number of electors participating is unknown, an estimated turnout figure is given. This is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast by two. To the extent that electors used only one of their votes the estimated turnout figure is an underestimate.

• 1802 (21 July) general election (2 seats) (15 days poll)
• John Claudius Beresford (Tory) 1,965 (35.34%)
• John La Touche (Whig) 1,673 (30.08%)
• Rt Hon. George Ogle (Tory) 1,281 (23.04%)
• Jonah Barrington (Whig) 642 (11.54%)

• Resignation of Beresford
• 1804 (31 March) by-election
• Robert Shaw (Tory) Unopposed

• 1806 (19 November) general election (2 seats) (8 days poll)
• Rt Hon. Henry Grattan (Whig) 1,675 (34.64%)
• Robert Shaw (Tory) 1,638 (33.88%)
• John La Touche (Whig) 1,522 (31.48%)

• 1807 (15 May) general election (2 seats)
• Rt Hon. Henry Grattan (Whig) Unopposed
• Robert Shaw (Tory) Unopposed

• 1812 (19 October) general election (2 seats)
• Rt Hon. Henry Grattan (Whig) Unopposed
• Robert Shaw (Tory) Unopposed

• 1818 (30 June) general election (2 seats)
• Rt Hon. Henry Grattan (Whig) Unopposed
• Robert Shaw (Tory) Unopposed

• 1820 (16 March) general election (2 seats)
• Rt Hon. Henry Grattan (Whig) Unopposed
• Robert Shaw (Tory) Unopposed

• Death of Grattan
• 1820 (30 June) by-election (6 days poll)
• Thomas Ellis (Tory) 1,137 (59.03%)
• Henry Grattan (Whig) 789 (40.97%)
• majority 348 (18.07%)

• 1826 (12 June) general election (2 seats)
• Henry Grattan (Whig) Unopposed
• George Moore (Tory) Unopposed

• 1830 (4 August) general election (2 seats)
• George Moore (Tory) 1,852 (41.66%)
• Frederick Shaw (Tory) 1,579 (35.52%)
• Henry Grattan (Whig) 1,014 (22.81%)

• 1831 (19 May) general election (2 seats) (poll 12 days)
• Robert Harty (Whig) 1,943 (27.73%)
• Louis Perrin (Whig) 1,935 (27.61%)
• Frederick Shaw (Tory) 1,568 (22.37%)
• George Moore (Tory) 1,562 (22.29%)

• On petition Harty and Perrin unseated and new writ issued
• 1832 (18 August) by-election (2 seats)
• Frederick Shaw (Tory) 1,292 (28.33%)
• Viscount Ingestre (Tory) 1,250 (27.41%)
• David Charles La Touche (Whig) 1,053 (23.09%)
• Michael O'Loghlen (Whig) 937 (20.55%)
• Marcus Costello (Whig) 28 (0.61%)

• 1832 (22 December) general election (2 seats)
• 7,008 electors, 5,173 voted, turnout 73.82%
• Daniel O'Connell (Repealer) 3,411 (32.60%)
• Edward Southwell Ruthven (Repealer) 3,352 (32.04%)
• John Beattie West (Conservative) 1,862 (17.80%)
• Sir George Rich (Conservative) 1,837 (17.56%)

• 1835 (17 January) general election (2 seats)
• 7,113 electors, 5,273 voted, turnout 74.13%
• Daniel O'Connell (Liberal Repealer) 2,678 (26.19%)
• Edward Southwell Ruthven (Liberal Repealer) 2,630 (25.72%)
• George Alexander Hamilton (Conservative) 2,461 (24.07%)
• John Beattie West (Conservative) 2,455 (24.01%)

• On petition O'Connell and Ruthven unseated and Hamilton and West declared elected 16 May 1836

• 1837 (5 August) general election (2 seats)
• 11,409 electors, 6,972 voted, turnout 61.11%
• Daniel O'Connell (Liberal Repealer) 3,556 (25.35%)
• Robert Hutton (Liberal) 3,542 (25.25%)
• George Alexander Hamilton (Conservative) 3,467 (24.72%)
• John Beattie West (Conservative) 3,461 (24.68%)

• 1841 (10 July) general election (2 seats)
• 12,290 electors, 15,053 votes cast, estimated turnout 61.24%
• John Beattie West (Conservative) 3,860 (25.64%)
• Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,839 (25.50%)
• Daniel O'Connell (Repealer) 3,692 (24.53%)
• Robert Hutton (Liberal) 3,662 (24.33%)

• Death of West
• 1842 (29 January) by-election
• 12,290 electors, 7,260 voted, turnout 59.07%
• William Henry Gregory (Conservative) 3,825 (52.69%)
• Lord Morpeth (Liberal) 3,435 (47.31%)
• majority 390 (5.37%)

• 1847 (7 August) general election (2 seats)
• 19,562 electors, 9,707 votes cast, estimated turnout 24.81%
• Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,353 (34.54%)
• John Reynolds (Repealer) 3,229 (33.26%)
• William Henry Gregory (Conservative) 3,125 (32.19%)
• On petition poll amended and 92 votes struck off Reynolds

• 1852 (12 July) general election (2 seats)
• 11,290 electors, 11,979 votes cast, estimated turnout 53.05%
• Edward Grogan (Conservative) 4,531 (37.82%)
• John Vance (Conservative) 4,429 (36.97%)
• John Reynolds (Liberal - Independent Opposition) 3,019 (25.20%)

• 1857 (31 March) general election (2 seats)
• 9,905 electors, 14,231 votes cast, estimated turnout 71.84%
• Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,767 (26.47%)
• John Vance (Conservative) 3,711 (26.08%)
• Francis William Brady (Liberal) 3,405 (23.93%)
• John Reynolds (Liberal) 3,348 (23.53%)

• 1859 (3 May) general election (2 seats)
• 10,367 electors, 16,332 votes cast, estimated turnout 78.77%
• Sir Edward Grogan, Bt (Conservative) 4,251 (26.03%)
• John Vance (Conservative) 4,224 (25.86%)
• Francis William Brady (Liberal) 3,976 (24.34%)
• Alexander McCarthy (Liberal) 3,881 (23.76%)

• 1865 (17 July) general election (2 seats)
• 10,666 electors, 13,465 votes cast, estimated turnout 63.12%
• Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 4,739 (35.19%)
• Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 4,653 (34.56%)
• John Vance (Conservative) 4,073 (30.25%)

• Death of Guinness
• 1868 (1 June) by-election
• Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) Unopposed

• 1868 (19 November) general election (2 seats)
• 12,899 electors, 22,004 votes cast, estimated turnout 85.29%
• Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,587 (25.39%)
• Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 5,586 (25.39%)
• Hon. David Robert Plunket (Conservative) 5,452 (24.78%)
• Sir Dominic John Corrigan, Bt (Liberal) 5,379 (24.45%)
• On petition Guinness unseated and new writ issued

• 1870 (18 August) by-election
• 12,899 (1868) electors, 7,912 voted, estimated turnout 61.34%
• Sir Dominic John Corrigan, Bt (Liberal) 4,468 (56.47%)
• Edward Robert King-Harman (Home Rule) 3,444 (43.53%)
• majority 1,024 (12.94%)

• 1874 (6 February) general election (2 seats)
• 12,067 electors, 12,503 votes cast, estimated turnout 51.81%
• Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,213 (41.69%)
• Maurice Brooks (Home Rule) 4,838 (38.69%)
• Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 1,937 (15.49%)
• Edward Fox (Home Rule) 515 (4.12%)

• 1880 (5 April) general election (2 seats)
• 13,599 electors, 21,915 votes cast, estimated turnout 80.58%
• Maurice Brooks (Home Rule) 5,763 (26.30%)
• Dr Robert Spencer Dyer Lyon (Liberal) 5,647 (25.77%)
• Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,446 (24.85%)
• James Stirling (Conservative) 5,059 (23.08%)

[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)