Carrickfergus was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland represented from 1801 to 1885 by one MP.
History and boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Carrickfergus which was a county corporate in County Antrim. It was disenfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election. The county of the town of Carrickfergus became part of the county division of East Antrim.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
- On petition, the election was declared void and the writ for the seat was suspended.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Notes and references
Notes
References
Sources
- Smith, Henry Stooks (1844âÂÂ50). The Parliaments of England (1st edition published in three volumes)
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1973). The Parliaments of England (2nd edition published in one volume). Political Reference Publications