Government of Ireland Act 1920 (Parliamentary and Dáil constituencies)
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| Government of Ireland Act 1920 | |
| Electoral Act 1923 | |
| Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 | |
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 67) is a law of the United Kingdom. This article concerns the parts of the Act which provided for parliamentary constituencies in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. Sinn Féin used these constituencies to elect the Second Dáil 1921-1922 and the Southern Ireland ones to elect the Third Dáil 1922-1923.
[edit] Irish Republic 1921-1922
Sinn Féin decided to use these constituencies (in both parts of Ireland), for the purposes of the revolutionary Dáil Éireann. The Irish elections, 1921 were used to elect the Second Dáil. These seats replaced the Parliament of the United Kingdom constituencies provided for by the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918 (7 & 8Geo. 5 c. 65). These had been used as Dáil constituencies for the First Dáil.
The number of seats was increased from 105 to 180 (52 in Northern Ireland and 128 in Southern Ireland, subsequently the Irish Free State).
Unsurprisingly only Sinn Féin Deputies took up the opportunity to sit in the Second Dáil. The Ulster Unionist and Irish Nationalist MPs from Northern Ireland and the four Independent Unionist MPs representing Dublin University stayed away.
[edit] Southern Ireland 1921-1922
Only the Dublin University MPs attended for the intended first meeting of the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The institution was however used to give legal effect to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, before the devolved Parliament was dissolved to be replaced by the constituent assembly of the Irish Free State (better known as the Third Dáil).
[edit] Northern Ireland 1921-1929
The Northern Ireland constituencies were used for the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, from 1921 until 1929. The Northern Ireland Parliament then established new constituencies under the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act 1929.
[edit] Irish Free State 1922-1923
The Third Dáil redistributed constituencies in the Irish Free State (formerly Southern Ireland) by enacting the Electoral Act 1923 (No. 12/1923). The new constituencies were used for the election of the 4th Dáil in 1923.
[edit] List of Northern Irish constituencies for the 1st and 2nd Parliaments of Northern Ireland and the 2nd Dáil
Explanation of columns
- Number: The number of the constituency (in alphabetical order).
- Constituency: The name of the constituency. Compass points follow the area name in this list, which is not always the case in the official version of the name. Links are provided to the Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies article and to the Dáil Éireann constituency article.
- Created: The year of the election when a Dáil constituency of the same name was created. Northern Ireland constituencies were all newly created in 1921.
- No.: The number of times a constituency with the same name had been created (if more than one then there was a gap before the current version of the constituency was created). In practice there were no such cases amongst these constituencies.
- Seats: The number of MPs/TDs elected from the constituency.
- Change: Change in the number of seats since the last Dáil distribution of seats (which took effect in 1918).
| Number | Constituency | Created | No. | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N01 | Antrim -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 7 | plus 7 |
| N02 | Armagh -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| N03 | Belfast East -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| N04 | Belfast North -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| N05 | Belfast South -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| N06 | Belfast West -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| N07 | Down -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 8 | plus 8 |
| N08 | Fermanagh and Tyrone -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 8 | plus 8 |
| N09 | Londonderry -Plt -Dáil | 1921 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| N10 | Queen's University of Belfast -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 4 | plus 3 |
[edit] List of Southern Irish constituencies for the 2nd and 3rd Dála and the Parliament of Southern Ireland
Explanation of columns
- Number: The number of the constituency (in alphabetical order).
- Constituency: The name of the constituency. Compass points follow the area name in this list, which is not always the case in the official version of the name. Links are to the Dáil Éireann constituency article.
- Created: The year of the election when a Dáil constituency of the same name was created. Southern Ireland Parliament constituencies were all newly created in 1921.
- No.: The number of times a constituency with the same name had been created (if more than one then there was a gap before the current version of the constituency was created). In practice there were no such cases amongst these constituencies.
- Seats: The number of MPs/TDs elected from the constituency.
- Change: Change in the number of seats since the last Dáil distribution of seats (which took effect in 1918).
| Number | Constituency | Created | No. | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S01 | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S02 | Cavan | 1921 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| S03 | Clare | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S04 | Cork Borough | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S05 | Cork East and North-East | 1921 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| S06 | Cork Mid etc. and West | 1921 | (1) | 8 | plus 8 |
| S07 | Donegal | 1921 | (1) | 6 | plus 6 |
| S08 | Dublin County | 1921 | (1) | 6 | plus 6 |
| S09 | Dublin Mid-West | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S10 | Dublin North-West | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S11 | Dublin South | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S12 | Dublin University | 1918 | (1) | 4 | plus 2 |
| S13 | Galway | 1921 | (1) | 7 | plus 7 |
| S14 | Kerry-Limerick West | 1921 | (1) | 8 | plus 8 |
| S15 | Kildare-Wicklow | 1921 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| S16 | Leitrim-Roscommon North | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S17 | Leix-Offaly | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S18 | Limerick City-Limerick East | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S19 | Longford-Westmeath | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S20 | Louth-Meath | 1921 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| S21 | Mayo North and West | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S22 | Mayo South-Roscommon South | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S23 | Monaghan | 1921 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| S24 | National University of Ireland | 1918 | (1) | 4 | plus 3 |
| S25 | Sligo-Mayo East | 1921 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| S26 | Tipperary Mid, North and South | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
| S27 | Waterford-Tipperary East | 1921 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| S28 | Wexford | 1921 | (1) | 4 | plus 4 |
[edit] Dáil constituencies 1918-1921 and UK Parliament constituencies 1918-1922 abolished
| Number | Constituency | Created | No. | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Antrim East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 002 | Antrim Mid -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 003 | Antrim North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 004 | Antrim South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 005 | Armagh Mid -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 006 | Armagh North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 007 | Armagh South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 008 | Belfast Cromac -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 009 | Belfast Duncairn -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 010 | Belfast Falls -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 011 | Belfast Ormeau -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 012 | Belfast Pottinger -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 013 | Belfast Shankill -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 014 | Belfast St Anne's -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 015 | Belfast Victoria -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 016 | Belfast Woodvale -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 017 | Carlow -Plt -Dáil | 1801 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 018 | Cavan East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 019 | Cavan West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 020 | Clare East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 021 | Clare West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 022 | Cork City -Plt -Dáil | 1801 | (1) | 2 | minus 1 |
| 023 | Cork East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 024 | Cork Mid -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 025 | Cork North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 026 | Cork North-East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 027 | Cork South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 028 | Cork South-East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 029 | Cork West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 030 | Donegal East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 031 | Donegal North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 032 | Donegal South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 033 | Donegal West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 034 | Down East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 035 | Down Mid -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 036 | Down North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 037 | Down South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 038 | Down West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 039 | Dublin Clontarf -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 040 | Dublin College Green -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 041 | Dublin Harbour -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 042 | Dublin (County) North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 043 | Dublin Pembroke -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 044 | Dublin Rathmines -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 045 | Dublin St James's -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 046 | Dublin St Michan's -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 047 | Dublin St Patrick's -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 048 | Dublin St Stephen's Green -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 049 | Dublin (County) South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 050 | Fermanagh North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 051 | Fermanagh South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 052 | Galway Connemara -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 053 | Galway East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 054 | Galway North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 055 | Galway South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 056 | Kerry East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 057 | Kerry North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 058 | Kerry South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 059 | Kerry West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 060 | Kildare North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 061 | Kildare South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 062 | Kilkenny North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 063 | Kilkenny South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 064 | King's County -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 065 | Leitrim -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 066 | Limerick City -Plt -Dáil | 1801 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 067 | Limerick East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 068 | Limerick West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 069 | Londonderry City -Plt -Dáil | 1801 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 070 | Londonderry North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 071 | Londonderry South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 072 | Longford -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 073 | Louth -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 074 | Mayo East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 075 | Mayo North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 076 | Mayo South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 077 | Mayo West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 078 | Meath North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 079 | Meath South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 080 | Monaghan North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 081 | Monaghan South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 082 | Queen's County -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 083 | Roscommon North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 084 | Roscommon South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 085 | Sligo North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 086 | Sligo South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 087 | Tipperary East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 088 | Tipperary Mid -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 089 | Tipperary North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 090 | Tipperary South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 091 | Tyrone North-East -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 092 | Tyrone North-West -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 093 | Tyrone South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 094 | Waterford City -Plt -Dáil | 1801 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 095 | Waterford County -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 096 | Westmeath -Plt -Dáil | 1918 | (2) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 097 | Wexford North -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 098 | Wexford South -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 099 | Wicklow East -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
| 100 | Wicklow West -Plt -Dáil | 1885 | (1) | 1 | minus 1 |
Sources:
- Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)
[edit] See also
[edit] See also
- Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- List of Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies 1921-1973
[edit] External links
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html
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