Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carrickfergus
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1326
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the 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 Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament, 1326–1801

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1585–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1585		Edward Waterhouse
1640		Sir William Sambach
1654–1660		Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency)
1660		Sir Hercules Davys
1689		Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692		Henry Clements			Henry Davis
1695		Hercules Davys
1703		Edward Lyndon
1709					Alexander Denton
1713		John Davys			Arthur Davys
1715		Alexander Dalway			Archibald Edmonstone
1719		Edward Lyndon
1727		Arthur Dobbs			John Lyndon
October 1741					Francis Clements [note 1]
December 1741					Arthur Upton
1761		Marriot Dalway
1768		John Chichester			Conway Richard Dobbs
1776		Barry Yelverton
1784		Waddell Cunningham [note 2]
1785		Ezekiel Davys Wilson
1790					Alexander Hamilton
1797					Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester [note 3]
1798					Earl of Belfast
1799					Noah Dalway
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus

Notes

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

References

1. O'Hart (2007), p. 500

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 Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.