Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868

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The Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 49) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

It did not alter the overall distribution of parliamentary seats in Ireland^[1], but did alter their boundaries, including making the electoral constituency of a borough be the same as its municipal boundaries.^[2]

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^ Moore's Almanack improved: or Will's farmer's and countryman's calendar for the year 1869. Joseph Greenhill, London, 1869
^ History of the East Belfast constituency, Peter Robinson MP