Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dublin City
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1264 (1264)
Abolished	1801
Replaced by	Dublin City

Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin City was represented with two members.^[1] In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.

Members of Parliament, 1264–1801

1560 James Stanihurst
1613-1615 Richard Bolton
1613-1615 Richard Barry
1634-1635 Nathaniel Catelyn, Speaker
1654–55: Daniel Hutchinson
1656–58: Richard Tighe
1659: Arthur Annesley
1661 Sir William Domville
1661 Sir William Davys

1689–1801

Election	First member	First party	Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament	Sir Michael Creagh		Terence Dermot
1692	Thomas Coote		Sir Michael Mitchell
1695	William Handcock		Sir John Rogerson
1703	John Forster	Whig	Benjamin Burton	Whig
1715	John Rogerson		Benjamin Burton	Whig
1727	Samuel Burton		William Howard
1728			John Stoyte
1729			James Somerville ^{[note 1]}
1733	Humphrey French
1737	Nathaniel Pearson
1749	James Digges La Touche ^{[note 2]}
1749	Charles Burton ^{[note 3]}		Sir Samuel Cooke, 1st Bt
1758	Charles Burton ^{[note 3]}		James Dunn
1761	James Grattan		Charles Lucas	Radical
1767	Marquess of Kildare	Patriot	Charles Lucas	Radical
1771	Marquess of Kildare	Patriot	William Clement
1773	Redmond Morres
1776	Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt	Independent
1782	Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt	Independent	Travers Hartley
1784	Nathaniel Warren		Travers Hartley
1790	Lord Henry FitzGerald	Patriot	Henry Grattan	Patriot
1797	Arthur Wolfe		John Claudius Beresford
July 1798	George Ogle		John Claudius Beresford
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dublin City

Elections

General Election 1790: Dublin City^[2]
	Candidate	Votes
Patriot	Henry Grattan	1695
Patriot	Lord Henry FitzGerald	1695
Pro-Government	Lord Mayor John Exshaw	836
Pro-Government	Alderman Henry Gore Sankey	776

Notes

↑ Created a baronet in 1748
↑ Declared not duly elected in 1749
↑ Created a baronet in 1758

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
↑ Grattan, Henry (1841). Memoirs of the Life and Times of the Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan, Volume 3. H. Colburn. p. 463.

Bibliography

O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

Parliamentary constituencies in Dublin City and County

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Dublin City (1264–1800)
Dublin County (????–1800)
Dublin University (1613–1800)
Newcastle (c.1613–1800)
Swords (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

Dublin City (1801–85)
Dublin County (1801–85)
Dublin University (1801–1922)
Dublin County South (1885–1922)
Dublin County North (1885–1922)
Dublin College Green (1885–1922)
Dublin Harbour (1885–1922)
Dublin St Patrick's (1885–1922)
Dublin St Stephen's Green (1885–1922)
Dublin Clontarf (1918–22)
Dublin St James's (1918–22)
Dublin St Michan's (1918–22)
Dublin Pembroke (1918–22)
Dublin Rathmines (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Historic

Dublin Artane (1977–81)
Dublin Ballyfermot (1977–81)
Dublin Cabra (1977–81)
Dublin Central (1969–77)
Dublin Clontarf (1977–81)
Dublin County (1921–69)
Dublin County Mid (1977–81)
Dublin County North (1969–81)
Dublin County South (1969–81)
Dublin County West (1977–81)
Dublin Finglas (1977–81)
Dublin Mid (1921–23)
Dublin North (1923–37, 1981–2016)
Dublin North-Central (1948–2016)
Dublin North-East (1937–77, 1981–2016)
Dublin North-West (1921–23, 1937–77)
Dublin Rathmines West (1977–81)
Dublin South (1921–48, 1981–2016)
Dublin South-East (1948–2016)
Dublin South-West (1948–77)
Dublin Townships (1937–48)
Dublin University (1918–37)
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (1948–77)

Current

Dublin Bay North (2016–)
Dublin Bay South (2016–)
Dublin Central (1981–)
Dublin Fingal (2016–)
Dublin Mid-West (2002–)
Dublin North-West (1981–)
Dublin Rathdown (2016–)
Dublin South-Central (1948–)
Dublin South-West (1981–)
Dublin West (1981–)
Dún Laoghaire (1977–)

European Parliament
1979–present

Dublin (1979–)

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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