Carrickfergus_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Borough

This constituency was the county borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrickfergus was not represented.[1] Following the Acts of Union 1800, the county borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament, 1326–1801

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Notes
  1. Knighted in 1618.
  2. Declared not duly elected in 1741.
  3. Declared not duly elected in 1784.
  4. Also elected for Belfast in 1797, for which he chose to sit.

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
  2. [2]
    Return of Members of Parliament (1878) vol. II, p. 605.

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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