List of United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies in Ireland 1801–1885

Under the Acts of Union 1800, with effect from 1 January 1801, there were a 100 MPs representing Ireland in the United Kingdom Parliament. These were divided into 66 constituencies for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament, specified as "two for each County of Ireland, two for the City of Dublin, two for the City of Cork, one for the University of Trinity College, and one for each of the thirty-one most considerable Cities, Towns, and Boroughs":[1]

This distribution remained substantively until 1885, subject to the following alterations:

In the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, there was a substantial revision of constituencies, taking a greater account of changes to the population. Most borough constituencies were abolished and county constituencies were divided into single-member districts. These new constituencies were first used at the 1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland.

List of constituencies

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^ *: Disfranchised in 1870.

Constituency Type County Seats
1801 1832
County Antrim County County Antrim 2
County Armagh County County Armagh 2
Armagh Borough County Armagh 1
Athlone Borough County Westmeath 1
Bandon Borough County Cork 1
Belfast Borough County Antrim 1 2
County Carlow County County Carlow 2
Carlow Borough County Carlow 1
Carrickfergus Borough County Antrim 1
Cashel[*] Borough County Tipperary 1
County Cavan County County Cavan 2
County Clare County County Clare 2
Clonmel Borough County Tipperary 1
Coleraine Borough County Londonderry 1
County Cork County County Cork 2
Cork Borough County Cork 2
County Donegal County County Donegal 2
County Down County County Down 2
Downpatrick Borough County Down 1
Drogheda Borough County Louth 1
County Dublin County County Dublin 2
Dublin Borough County Dublin 2
Dublin University University County Dublin 1 2
Dundalk Borough County Louth 1
Dungannon Borough County Tyrone 1
Dungarvan Borough County Waterford 1
Ennis Borough County Clare 1
Enniskillen Borough County Fermanagh 1
County Fermanagh County County Fermanagh 2
County Galway County County Galway 2
Galway Borough County Galway 1 2
County Kerry County County Kerry 2
County Kildare County County Kildare 2
County Kilkenny County County Kilkenny 2
Kilkenny Borough County Kilkenny 1
King's County County King's County 2
Kinsale Borough County Cork 1
County Leitrim County County Leitrim 2
County Limerick County County Limerick 2
Limerick Borough County Limerick 1 2
Lisburn Borough County Antrim 1
County Londonderry County County Londonderry 2
Londonderry Borough County Londonderry 1
County Longford County County Longford 2
County Louth County County Louth 2
Mallow Borough County Cork 1
County Mayo County County Mayo 2
County Meath County County Meath 2
County Monaghan County County Monaghan 2
New Ross Borough County Wexford 1
Newry Borough County Down 1
Portarlington Borough Queen's County 1
Queen's County County Queen's County 2
County Roscommon County County Roscommon 2
County Sligo County County Sligo 2
Sligo Borough County Sligo[*] 1
County Tipperary County County Tipperary 2
Tralee Borough County Kerry 1
County Tyrone County County Tyrone 2
County Waterford County County Waterford 2
Waterford Borough County Waterford 1 2
County Westmeath County County Westmeath 2
County Wexford County County Wexford 2
Wexford Borough County Wexford 1
County Wicklow County County Wicklow 2
Youghal Borough County Cork 1

Map of boroughs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Union with Ireland Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67), Article the Fourth". Uniting the Union.
  2. ^ "Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870". vLexJustis. 1 August 1870.