Dublin City was an Irish borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.
Dublin City | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Dublin |
Borough | Dublin |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | Dublin City |
Replaced by |
In 1885, Dublin City was split into four divisions which were separate single member constituencies: Dublin College Green, Dublin Harbour, Dublin St Stephen's Green and Dublin St Patrick's.
The city of Dublin was accounted a county of itself, although it remained connected with County Dublin for certain purposes. A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the city:
The city returns two members to the Imperial parliament; the right of election, formerly vested in the corporation, freemen, and 40s. freeholders, has been extended to the £10 householders, and £20 and £10 leaseholders for the respective terms of 14 and 20 years, by the act of the 2nd of William IV., cap. 88. The number of voters registered at the first general election under that act was 7041, of which number, 5126 voted. The limits of the city, for electoral purposes, include an area of 3538 statute acres, the boundaries of which are minutely detailed in the Appendix; the number of freemen is about 3500, of whom 2500 are resident and 1000 non-resident, and the number of £10 houses is 16,000 : the sheriffs are the returning officers.
The boundary was defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 as:
The County of the City of Dublin, and such Parts of the County at large as lie within the Circular Road.
From 1832 (when registers of electors were first prepared) a turnout figure is given, for the percentage of the registered electors who voted. If the number of registered electors eligible to take part in a contested election is unknown, then the last known electorate figure is used to calculate an estimated turnout. If the numbers of registered electors and electors taking part in the poll are known, an exact turnout figure is calculated. In two member elections (in which an elector could cast one or two votes as he chose), where the exact number of electors participating is unknown, an estimated turnout figure is given. This is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast by two. To the extent that electors used only one of their votes the estimated turnout figure is an underestimate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | John Claudius Beresford | 1,965 | 35.34 | ||
Whig | John La Touche | 1,673 | 30.08 | ||
Tory | George Ogle | 1,281 | 23.04 | ||
Whig | Jonah Barrington | 642 | 11.54 | ||
Majority | 392 | 7.04 | |||
Turnout | 5,561 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Henry Grattan | 1,675 | 34.64 | ||
Tory | Robert Shaw | 1,638 | 33.88 | ||
Whig | John La Touche | 1,522 | 31.48 | ||
Majority | 116 | 2.40 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,835 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Tory hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Thomas Ellis | 1,137 | 59.03 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry Grattan | 789 | 40.97 | N/A | |
Majority | 348 | 18.06 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,926 | N/A | N/A | ||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Grattan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | George Moore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | George Moore (Dublin MP) | 1,852 | 41.6 | ||
Tory | Frederick Shaw | 1,579 | 35.5 | ||
Whig | Henry Grattan, Jr. | 1,014 | 22.8 | ||
Tory | Edward Cottingham | 5 | 0.1 | ||
Whig | John Milley Doyle | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 565 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,803 | c. 49.2 | |||
Registered electors | c. 5,700 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Robert Harty | 1,943 | 27.7 | +4.9 | |
Whig | Louis Perrin | 1,935 | 27.6 | +27.6 | |
Tory | George Moore (Dublin MP) | 1,568 | 22.4 | −19.2 | |
Tory | Frederick Shaw | 1,562 | 22.3 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 367 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,613 | c. 63.4 | c. +14.2 | ||
Registered electors | c. 5,700 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +10.6 | |||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +21.9 |
On petition, Harty and Perrin were unseated, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Frederick Shaw | 1,292 | 28.3 | +6.0 | |
Tory | Henry Chetwynd-Talbot | 1,250 | 27.4 | +5.0 | |
Whig | David Charles LaTouche | 1,053 | 23.1 | −4.6 | |
Whig | Michael O'Loghlen | 937 | 20.5 | −7.1 | |
Whig | Marcus Costello | 28 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 197 | 4.3 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | c. 2,280 | c. 40.0 | c. −23.4 | ||
Registered electors | c. 5,700 | ||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +5.9 | |||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | 3,411 | 32.6 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Edward Southwell Ruthven | 3,352 | 32.0 | New | |
Tory | John Beattie West | 1,862 | 17.8 | −4.6 | |
Tory | George Rich | 1,837 | 17.6 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1,490 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,273 | 75.2 | c. +11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,008 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Daniel O'Connell | 2,678 | 26.2 | −6.4 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Edward Southwell Ruthven | 2,630 | 25.7 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | George Alexander Hamilton | 2,461 | 24.1 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | John Beattie West | 2,455 | 24.0 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 169 | 1.6 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,101 | 71.7 | −3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,113 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −6.4 | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Daniel O'Connell | 3,556 | 25.4 | −0.8 | |
Whig | Robert Hutton | 3,542 | 25.3 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | George Alexander Hamilton | 3,467 | 24.7 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | John Beattie West | 3,461 | 24.7 | +0.7 | |
Turnout | 6,972 | 61.1 | −10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,409 | ||||
Majority | 14 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
Majority | 75 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | −0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Beattie West | 3,860 | 25.6 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Edward Grogan | 3,839 | 25.5 | +0.8 | |
Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | 3,692 | 24.5 | −0.9 | |
Whig | Robert Hutton | 3,662 | 24.3 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 147 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,919 | 64.6 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,264 | ||||
Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +0.9 |
West's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Henry Gregory | 3,825 | 52.7 | +1.6 | |
Whig | George Howard | 3,435 | 47.3 | +23.0 | |
Majority | 390 | 5.4 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,260 | 59.2 | −5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,264 (1841 figure) | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −10.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Grogan | 3,353 | 34.5 | +9.0 | |
Irish Repeal | John Reynolds | 3,229 | 33.3 | +8.8 | |
Peelite | William Henry Gregory | 3,125 | 32.2 | New | |
Turnout | 4,854 (est) | 24.8 (est) | −39.8 | ||
Registered electors | 19,562 | ||||
Majority | 124 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Majority | 104 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.4 |
On petition, the poll was amended and 92 votes were struck off Reynolds, although this did not cause him to be declared unelected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Grogan | 4,531 | 37.8 | +20.5 | |
Conservative | John Vance | 4,429 | 37.0 | +19.7 | |
Independent Irish | John Reynolds | 3,019 | 25.2 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 1,410 | 11.8 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,499 (est) | 66.4 (est) | +39.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,290 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +11.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Grogan | 3,767 | 26.5 | −11.3 | |
Conservative | John Vance | 3,711 | 26.1 | −10.9 | |
Whig | Francis William Brady | 3,405 | 23.9 | −1.3 | |
Whig | John Reynolds | 3,348 | 23.5 | New | |
Majority | 306 | 2.2 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,116 (est) | 71.8 (est) | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,905 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −11.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Grogan | 4,251 | 26.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | John Vance | 4,224 | 25.9 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Francis William Brady | 3,976 | 24.3 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Alexander McCarthy | 3,881 | 23.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 248 | 1.6 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,166 (est) | 78.8 | +7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,367 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Benjamin Guinness | 4,739 | 35.2 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | Jonathan Pim | 4,653 | 34.6 | −13.5 | |
Conservative | John Vance | 4,073 | 30.2 | +4.3 | |
Turnout | 9,059 (est) | 84.9 (est) | +6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,666 | ||||
Majority | 86 | 0.6 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Majority | 580 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −13.5 |
Guinness' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Arthur Guinness | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Guinness | 5,587 | 25.4 | −9.8 | |
Liberal | Jonathan Pim | 5,586 | 25.4 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | David Plunket | 5,452 | 24.8 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | Dominic Corrigan | 5,379 | 24.4 | +7.1 | |
Turnout | 11,002 (est) | 85.3 (est) | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,899 | ||||
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.5 | |||
Majority | 134 | 0.6 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.8 |
On petition, Guinness was unseated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dominic Corrigan | 4,468 | 56.5 | +6.7 | |
Home Rule | Edward King-Harman | 3,444 | 43.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,024 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,912 | 61.3 | −24.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,899 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Guinness | 5,213 | 41.7 | −8.5 | |
Home Rule | Maurice Brooks | 4,838 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Jonathan Pim | 1,937 | 15.5 | −34.3 | |
Home Rule | Edward Fox | 515 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 6,252 (est) | 51.8 (est) | −33.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,067 | ||||
Majority | 375 | 3.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.9 | |||
Majority | 2,901 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Maurice Brooks | 5,763 | 26.3 | −12.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Dyer Lyons | 5,647 | 25.8 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Arthur Guinness | 5,446 | 24.9 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | James Stirling | 5,059 | 23.1 | +2.2 | |
Turnout | 10,958 (est) | 80.6 (est) | +28.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,599 | ||||
Majority | 116 | 0.5 | −22.7 | ||
Home Rule hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Majority | 201 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 |