Clare was a parliamentary constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

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 in Ireland

Ireland

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, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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At the 1885 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1885

-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...

, County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

 was split into two divisions: East Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

East Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

East Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency...

 and West Clare

West Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....

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Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, except for the Borough of Ennis

Ennis (UK Parliament constituency)

Ennis is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Members of Parliament:Notes:-...

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Members of Parliament

Year		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1801		Francis Nathaniel Burton Francis Nathaniel Burton Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton was a British colonial administrator in Lower Canada and Irish politician....			Hugh Dillon Massey
1802					Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet was born on 17 April 1773. He was the son of Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet and Anne French. O'Brien married Charlotte Smith, daughter of William Smith, on 12 November 1799. He died on 13 March 1837 at age 63....	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1808		Augustine FitzGerald	Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
1818		William Vesey-FitzGerald William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey PC, PC , FRS, FSA was an Irish statesman.-Background and education:...	Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
1826					Lucius O'Brien Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin , known as Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet from 1837 to 1855, was an Irish politician and nobleman.-Biography:...	Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
1828		Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	Radical Radicals (UK) The Radicals were a parliamentary political grouping in the United Kingdom in the early to mid 19th century, who drew on earlier ideas of radicalism and helped to transform the Whigs into the Liberal Party.-Background:...
1830		William Nugent Macnamara	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...		James Patrick Mahon James Patrick Mahon Charles James Patrick Mahon, known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian and international mercenary.-Personal life:...	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1831					Maurice O'Connell	Radical Radicals (UK) The Radicals were a parliamentary political grouping in the United Kingdom in the early to mid 19th century, who drew on earlier ideas of radicalism and helped to transform the Whigs into the Liberal Party.-Background:...
1832					Cornelius O'Brien Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare) Sir Cornelius O'Brien was an Irish politician.He built a tower, now referred to as O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher in 1835 as an observation tower for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs during the time...	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1847					Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin , known as Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet from 1837 to 1855, was an Irish politician and nobleman.-Biography:...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1852		Sir John Forster Fitzgerald	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...		Cornelius O'Brien Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare) Sir Cornelius O'Brien was an Irish politician.He built a tower, now referred to as O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher in 1835 as an observation tower for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs during the time...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1857		Lord Francis Conyngham Lord Francis Conyngham Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham was a British politician.-Background:Conyngham was a younger son of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, and Lady Jane, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey...			Francis Macnamara Calcutt	Independent Irish Independent Irish Party The Independent Irish Party was an Irish political party founded in July 1852 by 40 Liberal Irish MPs who had been elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is sometimes mentioned as the Irish Independent Opposition Party, and colloquially known as the...
1859		Crofton Moore Vandeleur			Luke White Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly KP was an Anglo-Irish Liberal politician.Annaly was the son of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, and his wife Ellen , and was educated at Eton. He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Longford...
1860					Francis Macnamara Calcutt
1863					Sir Colman O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet Sir Colman O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet Sir Colman O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.O'Loghlen was born in County Clare, Ireland, a son of the distinguished Irish judge Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet....
1874		Lord Francis Conyngham Lord Francis Conyngham Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham was a British politician.-Background:Conyngham was a younger son of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, and Lady Jane, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey...
1877					Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, 3rd Baronet
1879					James Patrick Mahon James Patrick Mahon Charles James Patrick Mahon, known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian and international mercenary.-Personal life:...	Irish Nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
1880		William O'Shea William O'Shea Captain William Henry O'Shea was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament.Born in Dublin, O'Shea was a captain in the 18th Hussars of the British Army....
1885	Constituency divided into East Clare East Clare (UK Parliament constituency) East Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency...  and West Clare West Clare (UK Parliament constituency) West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....

Elections

The was a notorious riot at Sixmilebridge on polling day in 1852, in which soldiers shot dead seven protesters.