Lisburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
Lisburn was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Quick Facts County, Borough ...
| Lisburn | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Antrim |
| Borough | Lisburn |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Lisburn (IHC) |
| Replaced by | South Antrim |
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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Lisburn in County Antrim.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1801 | George Hatton | Tory | 1801: Co-opted | |
| 12 July 1802 | Earl of Yarmouth | Tory | ||
| 20 October 1812 | Lord Henry Moore | Tory | ||
| 29 June 1818 | John Leslie Foster | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for Armagh City | |
| 22 February 1819 | Horace Seymour | Tory | ||
| 16 June 1826 | Henry Meynell | Tory[1][2] | ||
| 18 December 1834 | Conservative[1][2] | |||
| 5 August 1847 | Horace Seymour | Peelite[2][3][4] | Died 23 November 1851 | |
| 5 January 1852 | Sir James Emerson Tennent | Conservative[2][5][6] | Resigned | |
| 11 December 1852 | Roger Johnson Smyth | Peelite[7][8] | Died 19 September 1853 | |
| 14 October 1853 | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Radical[9][10] | Did not seek re-election | |
| 2 April 1857 | Jonathan Richardson | Whig[11][12][13] | ||
| 28 April 1859 | Conservative[2] | Resigned | ||
| 23 February 1863 | John Dougherty Barbour | Liberal[2] | Unseated on petition - new writ issued | |
| 23 June 1863 | Edward Wingfield Verner | Conservative[2] | Resigned | |
| 19 February 1873 | Sir Richard Wallace, Bt | Conservative[2] | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 56 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 56 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 91 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 134 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 156 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 203 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Meynell was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | Horace Seymour | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 462 | ||||
| Peelite gain from Conservative | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
Seymour's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 188 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | |||||
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Tennent resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | Roger Johnson Smyth | 99 | 53.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Inglis | 87 | 46.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 186 | 85.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 217 | ||||
| Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
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Smyth's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 217 | ||||
| Radical gain from Conservative | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Jonathan Richardson | 138 | 51.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | James McGarel-Hogg[15] | 131 | 48.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 269 | 90.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 296 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Richardson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 314 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
Richardson resigned, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 140 | 51.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134 | 48.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 274 | 87.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 313 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
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On petition, Barbour was unseated due to his and his agent's bribery and treating,[16] causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 151 | 62.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Jonathon Richardson (MP) | 90 | 37.0 | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | Robert Barbour[17] | 2 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 61 | 25.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 243 | 77.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 313 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134 | 66.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 69 | 34.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 65 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 203 | 64.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 313 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 469 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
Verner's resignation to contest a by-election in Armagh caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 568 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 519 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 768 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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