University of Dublin (constituency)

University of Dublin
Seanad Éireann Constituency
Current constituency
Created	1938
Seats	3
Senators	Ivana Bacik (Lab)      David Norris (Ind)      Lynn Ruane (Ind)

University of Dublin is a university constituency in Ireland, which currently elects three senators to Seanad Éireann. Its electorate comprises the undergraduate scholars and graduates of the University of Dublin, whose sole constituent college is Trinity College, Dublin, so it is often also referred to as the Trinity College constituency. Between 1613 and 1937 it elected MPs or TDs to a series of representative legislative bodies.

Representation

From	To	Chamber	Members
1613	1800	House of Commons of Ireland	2
1801	1832	House of Commons of the United Kingdom	1
1832	1922	House of Commons of the United Kingdom	2
1921	1922	House of Commons of Southern Ireland	4
1922	1923	Dáil Éireann	4
1923	1937	Dáil Éireann	3
1938	present	Seanad Éireann	3

House of Commons of Ireland (1613–1800)

Dublin University
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1613
Abolished	1801

When James I first convened the Parliament of Ireland, the University of Dublin was given two MPs, elected by the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College. It was not represented among the 30 Irish MPs which were part of the Protectorate Parliament during the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Party organisations were not persistent during this time period, and hav been added where appropriate. Among the MPs for the university in this period was John FitzGibbon, who later as Lord Chancellor of Ireland played a key role in the passage of the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Parliament	Election	MP (Party)		MP (Party)
Parliament of James I	1613	William Temple		Charles Doyne
	1628	William Bedell		James Donnellan
	1628	William Fitzgerald
First Parliament of Charles I	1634	Sir James Ware
Second Parliament of Charles I	1639			William Gilbert
First Protectorate Parliament	1654	University not represented
Parliament of Charles II	1661	Sir James Ware		Lord John Butler
Parliament of James II	1689	Sir John Meade, Bt		Joseph Coghlan
First Parliament of William III and Mary II	1692	Sir Cyril Wyche			William Molyneux (Whig)
Second Parliament of William III	1695	Richard Aldworth
	1698			William Crowe
First Parliament of Anne	1703	Sir William Robinson		Edward Southwell
Second Parliament of Anne	1713		Marmaduke Coghill (Whig)	John Elwood
Parliament of George I	1715			Samuel Dopping
	1721			Edward Hopkins
Parliament of George II	1727			Samuel Molyneux
	1728			John Elwood
	1739	Philip Tisdall
	1741			Archibald Acheson
First Parliament of George III	1761			William Clement
Second Parliament of George III	1768			Sir Capel Molyneaux, Bt
Third Parliament of George III	1776		Walter Burgh (Patriot)	Richard Hely-Hutchinson [note 1]
	1778			John FitzGibbon
	1782		Lawrence Parsons (Patriot)
Fourth Parliament of George III	1783			Arthur Browne
Fifth Parliament of George III	1790	Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Sixth Parliament of George III	1798	George Knox

1. Election deemed invalid.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)

Dublin University
Former University constituency for the House of Commons
1801–1922

The Acts of Union 1800 merged the Parliament of Ireland with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The 300 seats in the Irish House of Commons were reduced to 100 Irish members in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The union took effect on 1 January 1801. The University of Dublin had one seat in this Parliament. There was no new election for the First Parliament of the United Kingdom: for constituencies like the University of Dublin which were reduced to one MP, they were chosen by lot, in this instance, George Knox

In the Irish Reform Act 1832, the University was given a second seat in Parliament, elected by plurality-at-large, and the franchise was extended to all those with a Master of Arts. At this stage, there were 2,073 voters on the register. Plural voting by those who held a vote in both geographical and the university was allowed and prevalent.

A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the university.

By charter of James I. the university returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union; after which time it returned only one member to the Imperial parliament, till the recent Reform act, since which it has returned two. The right of election, which was originally vested solely in the provost, fellows, and scholars, has, by the same act, been extended to all members of the age of 21 years, who had obtained, or should hereafter obtain, a fellowship, scholarship, or the degree of Master of Arts, and whose names should be on the college books : members thus qualified, who had removed their names from the books, were allowed six months to restore them, on paying a fee of £2, and such as continued their names, merely to qualify them to vote, pay annually to the college the sum of £1, or a composition of £5 in lieu of annual payment. The number of names restored under this provision was 3005, and at present the constituency amounts to 3135. The provost is the returning officer.

The Representation of the People Act 1918 extended the electorate to include all male graduates and scholars over the age of 21 and all female graduates and scholars over the age of 30, to be elected by single transferable vote. There were 4,541 voters registered for the 1918 general election. Plural voting continued to be allowed.

During the period of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain, the constituency predominantly elected Tory, Conservative and Unionist MPs, including Edward Gibson, who was later (as Lord Ashbourne) responsible a major land purchase act, and Edward Carson, who led the Irish Unionist Alliance.

Dublin University was represented in the House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State became a dominion on 6 December 1922.

Election	MP (Party)		MP (Party)
1801		George Knox (T)	University represented by one seat until 1832
1802
1806
1807		John Leslie Foster (T)
1812		William Plunket (W)
1818
1820
1826
1827 by-election		John Wilson Croker (T)
1830		Thomas Lefroy (T, C)
1831
1832				Frederick Shaw (C)
1835
1837
1841
1842 by-election		Joseph Jackson (C)
1843 by-election		George Hamilton (C)
1847
1848 by-election				Joseph Napier (C)
1852
1857
1858 by-election				Anthony Lefroy (C)
1859 by-election		James Whiteside (C)
1859
1865
1866 by-election		John Walsh (C)
1867 by-election		Hedges Chatterton (C)
1867 by-election		Robert Warren (C)
1868		John Ball (C)
1870 by-election				David Plunket (C, U)
1874
1875 by-election		Edward Gibson (C)
1880
1885 by-election		Hugh Holmes (C, U)
1885
1886
1887 by-election		Dodgson Madden (U)
1892		Edward Carson (U)
1895
1895 by-election				W. E. H. Lecky (Lib U)
1900
1903 by-election				James Campbell (U)
1906
Jan. 1910
Dec. 1910
1917 by-election				Arthur Samuels (U)
1918		Sir Robert Woods (Ind U)
1919 by-election				William Jellett (U)

House of Commons of Southern Ireland (1921–1922)

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland.

Dublin University was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The seats were filled by Independent Unionist MPs who were returned unopposed. They were the only MPs who attended the abortive first meeting of the House. After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the four MPs met with the Pro-Treaty members of the Second Dáil to ratify the Treaty. The Parliament was formally dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Treaty and the establishemt of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

Dáil Éireann (1918–1937)

Sinn Féin contested the 1918 Westminster election on the basis that they would not take seats in the United Kingdom Parliament but would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin.

The University was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return two Teachtaí Dála (known in English as Deputies and abbreviated as TDs) in 1918 to serve in the Irish Republic's First Dáil. This revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919.

In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland, including the two Unionist MPs from Dublin University, was a member of the First Dáil. In practice only Sinn Féin members participated.

The First Dáil passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view:

1. That the Parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
2. That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of Allegiance.
3. That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.

The Second Dáil first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil.

Sinn Féin used the polls for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as an election for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. No actual voting was necessary in Southern Ireland as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Except for this University all other constituencies elected Sinn Féin TDs. The University elected four Independent Unionist members unopposed. As with the First Dáil, those Deputies could have joined the Dáil if they chose.

The Third Dáil elected in 1922 was, in United Kingdom law, the constituent assembly for the Irish Free State. From this time the Dáil represented only the twenty-six Irish counties and not the six counties of Northern Ireland. Non-Sinn Féin Deputies, including those from the University, began to participate in the Dáil.

In the Electoral Act 1923, the Irish Free State defined its own Dáil constituencies. The University of Dublin was granted three seats, to be elected by single transferable vote by all graduates and scholars, regardless of sex, over the age of 21. Plural voting was not allowed.

The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936, removed the provisions in Constitution of the Irish Free State for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas, which took place on 14 June 1937. Voters resident in the State had their Dáil registration switched to the geographical constituency of their registered address.^[1]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for University of Dublin 1918–1937
Key to parties    Ind U = Independent Unionist   Ind = Independent   U = Irish Unionist
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
1st	1918		Arthur Samuels (U)		Sir Robert Woods (Ind U)	2 seats under 1918 Act
	1919 by-election		William Jellett (U)
2nd	1921		Ernest Alton (Ind U)		Sir James Craig (Ind U)		William Thrift (Ind U)		Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind U)
3rd	1922		Ernest Alton (Ind)		Sir James Craig (Ind)		William Thrift (Ind)		Gerald Fitzgibbon (Ind)
4th	1923							3 seats from 1923
5th	1927 (Jun)
6th	1927 (Sep)
7th	1932
8th	1933
	1933 by-election				Robert Rowlette (Ind)

Seanad Éireann (1938 to present)

Article 18.4 of the Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937, provided that the university would have three seats in the new Seanad Éireann. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to the constitutional provision, and provided that they would be elected by single transferable vote. The first Seanad election took place in 1938, and thereafter elections to the Seanad take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil. The Seventh Amendment, adopted in 1979, allows for a redistribution of the six university seats among the University of Dublin, the National University of Ireland, and any other institutions of higher education in the State which do not have representation. No legislation followed since to make any such change.

Its electorate is Irish citizens who have received a degree from the university, or undergraduates who have been awarded a foundation scholarship or non-foundation scholarship at Trinity College. After the Fourth Amendment in 1972, the age of eligibility was lowered from 21 to 18. Voting for the Seanad is distinct from that for the Dáil, so it is not considered plural voting; however, plural voting does exist for those who have received degrees from both the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland. Trinity College, Dublin is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, so the electorate is predominantly composed of graduates of Trinity; however, from 1975 to 1998, the University of Dublin also awarded the degrees of graduates at the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Since 1922, most of the representatives of the University have been Independent, though Mary Robinson and Ivana Bacik took the Labour Party whip for periods of their time in the Seanad. A number of the senators have a reputation of being quite socially liberal, including Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, Noël Browne, and Catherine McGuinness. Three Senators were later appointed to the Supreme Court: T. C. Kingsmill Moore, Frederick Budd and Catherine McGuinness. Mary Robinson, first elected in 1969, was later elected as President of Ireland in 1990. In 1987, David Norris became the first openly gay member of either house of the Oireachtas. The senators have often included current or recent academics within Trinity College, such as professor of Latin and provost Ernest Alton, professor of Greek William Bedell Stanford, professor of mathematics Trevor West, and professor of medicine Mary Henry. Two of the three current senators teach or have taught in Trinity: Ivana Bacik in law, and David Norris in English.

Senators for University of Dublin 1938–
Key to parties    Ind = Independent   Lab = Labour Party
Sen	Election	Senator (Party)		Senator (Party)		Senator (Party)
2nd	1938		Ernest Alton (Ind)		Joseph Johnston (Ind)		Robert Rowlette (Ind)
3rd	1938
4th	1943		T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind)		William Fearon (Ind)
5th	1944						Joseph Johnston (Ind)
	1947		Joseph Bigger (Ind)
6th	1948						William Stanford (Ind)
7th	1951		Frederick Budd (Ind)
	1952		William Jessop (Ind)
8th	1954		Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
9th	1957
	1960				William Jessop (Ind)
10th	1961		John Ross (Ind)
11th	1965		Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
12th	1969						Mary Robinson (Lab)
	1970		Trevor West (Ind)
13th	1973				Noël Browne (Ind)
14th	1977				Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind)
	1979				Catherine McGuinness (Ind)
15th	1981		Shane Ross (Ind)
16th	1982				Trevor West (Ind)
17th	1983				Catherine McGuinness (Ind)
18th	1987				David Norris (Ind)		Mary Robinson (Ind)
19th	1989						Carmencita Hederman (Ind)
20th	1993						Mary Henry (Ind)
21st	1997
22nd	2002
23rd	2007						Ivana Bacik (Lab)
24th	2011		Sean Barrett (Ind)
25th	2016		Lynn Ruane (Ind)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns.

Elections

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 bloc vote 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.

Elections in the 2010s

2016

2016 Seanad election: University of Dublin[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15
	Independent	David Norris	25.3	4,070
	Labour Party	Ivana Bacik	17.8	2,853	2,871	2,887	2,904	2,936	2,956	3,043	3,113	3,197	3,306	3,482	3,758	4,144
	Independent	Lynn Ruane	8.6	1,378	1,381	1,399	1,418	1,434	1,471	1,524	1,563	1,646	1,793	1,903	2,128	2,480	2,511	3,343
	Independent	Sean Barrett	8.2	1,317	1,326	1,333	1,353	1,362	1,386	1,443	1,570	1,683	1,766	1,972	2,097	2,502	2,557	3,228
	Independent	Averil Power	8.4	1,356	1,363	1,380	1,388	1,400	1,414	1,465	1,527	1,582	1,644	1,741	1,853	2,135	2,176
	Independent	Thomas Clonan	7.0	1,131	1,133	1,147	1,153	1,157	1,172	1,233	1,280	1,364	1,458	1,590	1,742
	Independent	Oisín Coghlan	4.3	683	685	690	696	720	743	778	796	847	945	1,017
	Independent	Anthony Staines	4.1	665	668	674	684	689	707	742	788	852	904
	Independent	William Priestley	3.4	548	550	561	574	598	634	661	689	737
	Independent	Ethna Tinney	3.2	516	518	528	534	538	553	594	631
	Independent	Sean Melly	2.8	450	451	452	465	471	497	513
	Independent	Sabina Brennan	2.8	445	447	457	466	470	484
	Independent	Kevin Cunningham	1.4	232	233	246	255	259
	Independent	Edward Davitt	0.9	142	142	147	151
	Independent	Eoin Meehan	0.9	143	143	145
	Independent	Maeve Cox	0.8	135	136
Electorate:     Valid: 16,064   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 4,017   Turnout:

2011

2011 Seanad election: University of Dublin[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15	Count 16	Count 17	Count 18
	Independent	David Norris	36.1	5623
	Labour Party	Ivana Bacik	19.2	2982	3685	3685	3693	3701	3728	3781	3833	3889	3940
	Independent	Sean Barrett	6.8	1051	1248	1256	1263	1273	1293	1314	1340	1356	1383	1391	1444	1493	1622	1823	1952	2450	3065
	Independent	Tony Williams	8.6	1336	1493	1494	1501	1504	1522	1527	1539	1558	1601	1605	1642	1677	1730	1805	1869	2098	2480
	Independent	Maurice Gueret	5.3	822	936	938	946	950	958	969	984	1005	1024	1030	1077	1149	1230	1333	1534	1803
	Independent	Rosaleen McDonagh	2.9	446	511	511	513	522	522	528	544	559	576	584	622	762	837	909
	Independent	Fiona O'Malley	2.8	441	590	550	550	554	562	570	596	619	632	637	660	685	752
	Independent	Robin Hannan	2.6	406	443	443	443	447	450	455	468	480	495	498	529
	Independent	Iggy McGovern	2.6	397	441	443	445	451	457	491	496	505	526	531	566	626
	Independent	William Priestley	1.7	258	302	304	308	310	319	334	348	371	380	382
	Independent	Jeffrey Dudgeon	1.3	205	236	237	237	241	242	245	252	258
	Independent	David Martin	1.3	194	221	221	221	223	226	233	241
	Independent	Dermot Frost	1.1	178	199	199	203	207	208
	Independent	Maeve Cox	1.1	174	213	214	215	217	225	233
	Independent	Graham Quinn	0.8	131	142	143	147	147
	Independent	Bart Connolly	0.4	72	80	80	80
	Independent	Dermot Sheehan	0.3	49	54	55
	Independent	Francis Donnelly	0.1	20	27
Electorate: 53,583   Valid: 15,557   Spoilt: 257   Quota: 3,890   Turnout: 29.5%

Elections in the 2000s

2007 Seanad election: Dublin University[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Shane Ross	5,379	31.8	1	1
	Independent	David Norris	5,240	31.0	2	1
	Independent	Ivana Bacik	2,794	16.5	3	8
	Independent	Maurice Gueret	1,155	6.8
	Independent	Rosaleen McDonagh	684	4.0
	Independent	Seán O'Connor	514	3.0
	Independent	David Hutchinson Edgar	330	2.0
	Independent	Shay Conway	214	1.7
	Independent	David Martin	223	1.3
	Independent	Ike Efobi	201	1.2
	Independent	Stephen Douglas	183	1.1

2002 Seanad election: Dublin University
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	David Norris	3,493	24.5	1	5
	Independent	Shane Ross	3,465	24.3	2	5
	Independent	Mary Henry	2,123	14.9	3	10
	Independent	Ivana Bacik	1,591	11.2
	Independent	Sean Barrett	994	7.0
	Independent	Maurice Gueret	780	5.5
	Independent	Rosaleen McDonagh	733	5.2
	Independent	P.J. O'Meara	265	1.9
	Independent	David Martin	212	1.5
	Independent	Prabu Kulkarni	185	1.3
	Independent	Gerard McHugh	156	1.1
	Independent	Anthony O'Donnell	142	1.0
	Independent	Declan Boland	98	0.7
Electorate: 38,488   Valid: 14,237   Quota: 3,560   Turnout: 37.0%

Elections in the 1940s

1944 Seanad election: Dublin University
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	T. C. Kingsmill Moore	755	32.9	1	1
	Independent	William Fearon	621	16.0	2	1
	Independent	Joseph Johnston	437	19.0	3	4
	Independent	Robert Rowlette	419	18.2
	Independent	Eoin O'Mahoney	65	2.8
Electorate: 3,886   Valid: 2,297   Quota: 575   Turnout: 59.1%[5]

Elections in the 1930s

Following the death of independent TD Sir James Craig, a by-election was held on 13 October 1933. The seat was won by the independent candidate Robert Rowlette.

1933 by-election: Dublin University[6]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Robert Rowlette	Unopposed	N/A	1

1933 general election: Dublin University[7]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 3,260   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1932 general election: Dublin University[8]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3

Elections in the 1920s

September 1927 general election: Dublin University[9]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3

June 1927 general election: Dublin University[10]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	Independent	William Thrift	38.6	614
	Independent	Sir James Craig	22.4	356	415
	Independent	Ernest Alton	18.1	287	386	398
	Independent	Bolton C. Waller	20.9	332	386	391
Electorate: 2,069   Valid: 1,589   Quota: 398   Turnout: 76.8%

1923 general election: Dublin University[11]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 1,400   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1922 general election: Dublin University[12]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent	Gerald Fitzgibbon	Unopposed	N/A	3
	Independent	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	4
Electorate: 1,150   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1921 general election: Dublin University[13]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent Unionist	Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Independent Unionist	Sir James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Independent Unionist	Gerald Fitzgibbon	Unopposed	N/A	3
	Independent Unionist	William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	4

Elections in the 1910s

1919 (28 July) by-election, Samuels appointed Judge

William Morgan Jellett (U): Unopposed

This was the last UK Parliament election held in the 26 counties which became the Irish Free State

1918 (21 December) general election (2 seats) (polling 16–20 December)

4,541 electors; 2,954 voted; turnout 59.39%; quota 985

First preference votes

Rt Hon. Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,273 (43.09%) (elected)

Sir Robert Henry Woods (Ind U) 793 (26.84%)

William Morgan Jellett (U) 631 (21.36%)

Stephen Gwynn (Ind N) 257 (8.70%)

Second and third counts: Distribution of Samuels' surplus and Gwynn's votes

Rt Hon. Arthur Warren Samuels (U) (-288) 985 (elected)

Sir Robert Henry Woods (Ind U) (+301) 1,094 (elected)

William Morgan Jellett (U) and non-transferable (+244) 875 (runner up)

Stephen Lucius Gwynn (Ind N) (-257) 0 (eliminated)

Note: The Times edition of 23 December 1918 reported that the Provost of the University, as returning officer, did not announce the figures. It was ascertained that Woods had 1,094 votes when elected. The above is the best reconstruction of the later counts which is possible with the available information.

1917 (5 October) by-election, Samuels appointed Solicitor General for Ireland

Arthur Warren Samuels (U): Unopposed

1917 (5 February) by-election, Campbell appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

4,138 electors; 2,520 voted; turnout 60.90%

Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,841 (73.06%)

Sir Robert Henry Woods (U) 679 (26.94%)

1916 (15 April) by-election, Campbell appointed Attorney General for Ireland

Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed

1910 (3 December) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

1910 (15 January) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

Elections in the 1900s

1906 (13 January) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. James Henry Mussen Campbell (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

1903 (5 March) by-election, Lecky resigned

4,553 electors; 2,913 voted; turnout 63.98%

James Henry Mussen Campbell (U) 1,492 (51.22%)

Arthur Warren Samuels (U) 1,421 (48.78%)

1900 (1 October) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. William Edward Hartpole Lecky (LU): Unopposed

1900 (16 May) by-election, Carson appointed Solicitor General for England

Rt Hon. Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

Elections in the 1890s

1895 (6 December) by-election, Plunket created Baron Rathmore

4,506 electors; 2,768 voted; turnout 61.43%

William Edward Hartpole Lecky (Lib U) 1,757 (63.48%)

George Wright (U) 1,011 (36.52%)

1895 (13 July) general election (2 seats)

Edward Henry Carson (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U): Unopposed

1892 (8 July) general election (2 seats)

4,352 electors; 4,694 votes cast; estimated turnout 53.93%

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U) 2,188 (46.61%)

Edward Henry Carson (U) 1,609 (34.28%)

James Corry Jones Lowry (U) 897 (19.11%)

Elections in the 1880s

1888 (3 February) by-election, Madden appointed Solicitor General for Ireland

Dodgson Hamilton Madden (U): Unopposed

1887 (12 July) by-election, Holmes appointed Judge

4,092 electors; 2,088 votes cast; turnout 51.03%

Dodgson Hamilton Madden (U) 1,376 (65.90%)

Hon. Richard Clare Parsons (U) 712 (34.10%)

1886 (13 August) by-election (2 seats), Holmes appointed Attorney General for Ireland; Plunket appointed First Commissioner of Works

Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (U): Unopposed

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U): Unopposed

1886 (8 July) general election (2 seats)

4,155 electors; 3,831 votes cast; estimated turnout 46.10%

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (U) 1,865 (48.68%)

Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (U) 1,855 (48.42%)

Hugh Herbert Johnston (N) 56 (1.46%)

Edward Patrick Sarsfield Counsell (N) 55 (1.44%)

1885 (24 November) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

1885 (30 June) by-election (2 seats), Gibson created Baron Ashbourne and appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland; Plunket appointed First Commissioner of Works

Rt Hon. Hugh Holmes (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

1880 (30 March) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. Edward Gibson (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

Elections in the 1870s

1877 (13 February) by-election, Gibson appointed Attorney General for Ireland

Edward Gibson (C): Unopposed

1875 (11 February) by-election, Plunket appointed Solicitor General for Ireland

Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

1875 (21 January) by-election, Ball appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland

2,438 electors; 2,507 voted; estimated turnout 51.42%

Edward Gibson (C) 1,210 (48.26%)

Alexander Edward Miller (C) 759 (30.28%)

Anthony Traill (C) 538 (21.46%)

1874 (16 March) by-election, Ball appointed Attorney General for Ireland

Rt Hon. John Thomas Ball (C): Unopposed

1874 (2 February) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. John Thomas Ball (C): Unopposed

Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

1870 (14 February) by-election, Lefroy resigned

Hon. David Robert Plunket (C): Unopposed

Elections in the 1860s

1868 (23 November) general election (2 seats)

2,151 electors; 3,192 votes cast; estimated turnout 74.20%

Anthony Lefroy (C) 1,156 (36.22%)

John Thomas Ball (C) 1,077 (33.74%)

Sir Edward Grogan, Bt (C) 743 (23.28%)

Thomas Ebenezer Webb (L) 216 (6.77%)

1867 (27 August) by-election, Chatterton appointed Vice-Chancellor of Ireland

Robert Richard Warren (C): Unopposed

1867 (30 March) by-election, Chatterton appointed Attorney-General for Ireland

Hedge Eyre Chatterton (C): Unopposed

1867 (12 February) by-election, Walsh appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland

Hedge Eyre Chatterton (C): Unopposed

1866 (30 July) by-election, Whiteside appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

Rt Hon. John Edward Walsh (C): Unopposed

1865 (19 July) general election (2 seats)

1,700 electors; 2,797 votes cast; estimated turnout 82.26%

Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C) 1,210 (41.28%)

Anthony Lefroy (C) 1,045 (39.39%)

John Thomas Ball (L) 542 (13.55%)

Elections in the 1850s

1859 (30 April) general election (2 seats)

Anthony Lefroy (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C): Unopposed

1859 (11 February) by-election, Hamilton resigned

Rt Hon. James Whiteside (C): Unopposed

1858 (27 March) by-election, Napier appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland

1,700 (1857) electors; 939 voted; estimated turnout 55.24%

Anthony Lefroy (C) 589 (62.73%)

Arthur Edward Gayer (C) 350 (37.27%)

1857 (4 April) general election (2 seats)

1,700 electors; 2,008 votes cast; estimated turnout 59.06%

Rt Hon. Joseph Napier (C) 829 (41.28%)

George Alexander Hamilton (C) 791 (39.39%)

James Anthony Lawson (L) 272 (13.55%)

John Wilson (L) 116 (5.78%)

1852 (13 July) general election (2 seats)

George Alexander Hamilton (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed

1852 (9 March) by-election, Napier appointed Attorney General for Ireland

Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed

Elections in the 1840s

1848 (19 February) by-election, Shaw resigned

Joseph Napier (C): Unopposed

1847 (9 August) general election (2 seats) (poll 4 days)

2,100 (1835) electors; 1,190 voted; estimated turnout 56.67%

George Alexander Hamilton (C) 738 (33.09%)

Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C) 572 (25.65%)

Joseph Napier (C) 540 (24.48%)

James McCullagh (L) 374 (16.77%)

1843 (10 February) by-election, Jackson appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland

George Alexander Hamilton (C): Unopposed

1842 (11 February) by-election, Lefroy appointed Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland

Rt Hon. Joseph Devonsher Jackson (C): Unopposed

1841 (1 July) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C): Unopposed

Elections in the 1830s

1837 (4 August) general election (2 seats)

2,100 electors; 940 voted; turnout 44.76%

Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C) 852 (45.39%)

Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C) 839 (44.70%)

Joseph Stock (L) 186 (9.91%)

1835 (8 January) general election (2 seats)

Rt Hon. Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C): Unopposed

Rt Hon. Frederick Shaw (C): Unopposed

1832 (18 December) general election (2 seats)

2,073 electors; 1,726 voted; turnout 83.26%

Thomas Langlois Lefroy (C) 1,304 (38.27%)

Frederick Shaw (C) 1,290 (37.86%)

Philip Cecil Crampton (L) 423 (12.42%)

Hon. George Ponsonby (L) 390 (11.45%)

1831 (7 May) general election

Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 44 (55.00%)

Philip Cecil Crampton (W) 36 (45.00%)

1830 (5 August) general election (poll 1 day)

Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 33 (43.42%)

John Wilson Croker (T) 30 (39.47%)

John Henry North (T) 13 (17.11%)

Elections in the 1820s

1827 (15 May) by-election (poll 2 days), Plunket created Baron Plunket

John Wilson Croker (T) 38 (42.70%)

John Henry North (T) 29 (32.58%)

Thomas Langlois Lefroy (T) 22 (24.72%)

1826 (12 June) general election

Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed

1822 (14 February) by-election, Plunket appointed Attorney General for Ireland

Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed

1820 (16 March) general election

Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed

Elections in the 1810s

1818 (25 June) general election (poll 1 day)

Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W) 34 (53.13%)

John Wilson Croker (T) 30 (46.88%)

1812 (12 October) general election

Rt Hon. William Conyngham Plunket (W): Unopposed

Elections in the 1800s

1807 (13 May) general election (poll 1 day)

John Leslie Foster (T) 46 (92.00%)

Thomas Thornton Macklin 4 (8.00%)

1805 (6 November) general election (poll 1 day)

Hon. George Knox (T) 35 (52.24%)

John Leslie Foster (T) 32 (47.76%)

1805 (28 March) by-election, Knox appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury

Hon. George Knox (T): Unopposed

1802 (14 July) general election

Hon. George Knox (T) 39 (57.35%)

William Conyngham Plunket (W) 29 (42.65%)

1801 (1 January) continued from former Parliament of Ireland (no new election)

Hon. George Knox (T), chosen by lot

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• The Times (of London), editions of 23 December 1918 and 17 June 1927

Footnotes

1. "Electoral (University Constituencies) Act, 1936". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
2. "Nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad Elections 2016". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "Seanad election 2011: Dublin University" (PDF). SeanadCount.ie. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. "Seanad election 2007: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. The Irish Times, 2 August 1944, p 1
6. "General election 1933: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
7. "General election 1933: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
8. "General election 1933: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
9. "General election September 1927: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
10. "General election June 1927: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
11. "General election 1923: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
12. "General election 1922: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
13. "General election 1921: Dublin University". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

External links

• http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1
• http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
• http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/index.html

See also

• List of Irish constituencies
• List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
• MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918
• List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
• Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic)
• Members of the 1st Dáil