County Dublin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Dublin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.

History

County Dublin was represented by two MPs in the Irish House of Commons. It had a comparatively low electorate of 1,200 to 1,500 voters around the time of the Union. The parliamentary boroughs of Dublin City, Newcastle and Swords had separate representation, as did Dublin University, which was located in the city.

The Irish House of Commons was abolished on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800. The constituency was succeeded by the Westminster constituency of County Dublin, remaining as a two-seat constituency.

Members of Parliament

Parliaments of Henry V

• 1420 Stephen Houthe and Richard Tyrelle

Parliaments of Henry VIII

• 1536 Patrick Barnewall

Parliaments of Elizabeth I

• 1568 Sir Christopher Barnewall
• 1585 Richard Netterville
• 1585 Henry Burnell
• 1585 Nicholas Ball

Parliaments of James I

• 1613 Sir Christopher Plunket
• 1613 Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown

Parliaments of Charles I

• 1634 Nicholas Barnewall and Thomas Luttrell (died and replaced by Peter Barnewall)
• 1639 Nicholas Barnewall (ennobled 1647 and replaced by Sir Thomas Armstrong) and Peter Barnewall (expelled for non-attendance - replaced 1642 by Sir John Sherlock)

Protectorate Parliament

• 1654–55: John Hewson
• 1656–58: John Bysse
• 1659: Sir Theophilus Jones

Charles II

• 1661 Sir William Domville and Sir William Ussher

1692–1801

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