Swords (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Swords
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	()
Abolished	1801
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Swords was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.

Members of Parliament

1661-1666 John Povey

1692–1801

Election	First member	First party	Second member
1692	Richard Forster		John Reading
1695	Thomas Ashe		John Reading
1703	Robert Molesworth	Whig	James Peppard
1713	Robert Molesworth	Whig	Plunket Plunket
1715	Richard Molesworth ^[1]		Plunket Plunket
1727	Hon. Bysse Molesworth		Edward Bolton
1759	Hon. Bysse Molesworth		Thomas Cobbe
1761	Hamilton Gorges		Thomas Cobbe
1768	John Hatch		John Damer
1776	Thomas Cobbe		Charles King
1783	Charles Cobbe		John Hatch
1790	John Claudius Beresford		Eyre Massey
January 1798	Francis Synge		Charles Cobbe
1798	Francis Synge		Marcus Beresford
1801	Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

↑ from 1716 Hon. Richard Molesworth

References

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 Dublin City and County

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Dublin City (1264–1800) Dublin County (????–1800) Dublin University (1613–1800) Newcastle (c.1613–1800) Swords (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Dublin City (1801–85) Dublin County (1801–85) Dublin University (1801–1922) Dublin County South (1885–1922) Dublin County North (1885–1922) Dublin College Green (1885–1922) Dublin Harbour (1885–1922) Dublin St Patrick's (1885–1922) Dublin St Stephen's Green (1885–1922) Dublin Clontarf (1918–22) Dublin St James's (1918–22) Dublin St Michan's (1918–22) Dublin Pembroke (1918–22) Dublin Rathmines (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann (Former)	Dublin Artane (1977–81) Dublin Ballyfermot (1977–81) Dublin Cabra (1977–81) Dublin Central (1969–77) Dublin Clontarf (1977–81) Dublin County (1921–69) Dublin County Mid (1977–81) Dublin County North (1969–81) Dublin County South (1969–81) Dublin County West (1977–81) Dublin Finglas (1977–81) Dublin Mid (1921–23) Dublin North (1923–37, 1981–2016) Dublin North–Central (1948–2016) Dublin North–East (1937–77, 1981–2016) Dublin North–West (1921–23, 1937–77) Dublin Rathmines West (1977–81) Dublin South (1921–48, 1981–2016) Dublin South–East (1948–2016) Dublin South–West (1948–77) Dublin Townships (1937–48) Dublin University (1918–37) Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (1948–77)

Dáil Éireann (Current)	Dublin Bay North (2016–) Dublin Bay South (2016–) Dublin Central (1981–) Dublin Fingal (2016–) Dublin Mid–West (2002–) Dublin North–West (1981–) Dublin Rathdown (2016–) Dublin South–Central (1948–) Dublin South–West (1981–) Dublin West (1981–) Dún Laoghaire (1977–)

Seanad Éireann 1937–present	Dublin University (1937–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Dublin (1979–)

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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