Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 from 1326 to 1800.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the borough

Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...

 of Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...

 in County Antrim

County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...

. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland

Parliament of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...

 to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament

Patriot Parliament

The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...

 of 1689 summoned by King James II

James II of England

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, Carrickfergus was not represented. Following the Act of Union 1800

Act of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...

 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689		Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...
1692		Henry Clements			Henry Davis
1695		Hercules Davys
1703		Edward Lyndon
1709					Alexander Denton
1713		John Davys			Arthur Davys
1715		Alexander Dalway			Archibald Edmonstone
1719		Edward Lyndon
1727		Arthur Dobbs Arthur Dobbs Arthur Dobbs was a wealthy landowner in North Carolina and served as colonial governor from 1754 to 1765.-Early life and career:...			John Lyndon
October 1741					Francis Clements  Declared not duly elected in 1741
December 1741					Arthur Upton
1761		Marriot Dalway
1768		John Chichester			Conway Richard Dobbs
1776		Barry Yelverton Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC KC was an Irish judge and politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Francis Yelverton of Blackwater, County Cork. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was for some years an assistant master under Andrew Buck in the Hibernian Academy...
1784		Waddell Cunningham  Declared not duly elected in 1784
1785		Ezekiel Davys Wilson
1790					Alexander Hamilton
1797					Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester  Also elected for Belfast Belfast (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Belfast was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:Belfast in County Antrim was enfranchised as a borough constituency in 1613...  in 1797, for which he chose to sit
1798					Earl of Belfast George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall George Augustus Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, KP, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799, was an Irish nobleman and politician....
1799					Noah Dalway
1801 United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus Carrickfergus (UK Parliament constituency) Carrickfergus is a 19th century United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Northern Ireland, represented, between 1801 and 1885, by one MP.-Boundaries:This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim....