Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Gorey
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1620 (1620)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Gorey was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Gorey was represented with two members.^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1620–1801

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Abraham Strange	Richard Daly
1692	John Itchingham Chichester	Abel Ram
1713	Sir John Stanley, 1st Bt	George Ram
1715	Abel Ram	George Ram
1727	Abel Ram	Abel Ram
1741	Humphreys Ram
1761	Stephen Trotter
1764	Stephen Ram
1776		Humphreys Ram
1781		William Ogilvie
1783		Richard Vowell
1790	Charles Stanley Monck	John Toler
1798	William Domville Stanley Monck
1799	Joseph Mason Ormsby
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 504

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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Wexford

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Bannow (????–1800) Clonmines (????–1800) Enniscorthy (1613–1800) Fethard (1613–1800) Gorey (????–1800) New Ross (????–1800) Taghmon (????–1800) Wexford Borough (????–1800) Wexford County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	New Ross (1801–85) Wexford County (1801–85) Wexford Borough (1801–85) North Wexford (1885–1922) South Wexford (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Wexford (1921–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) South (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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