Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency)

College Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

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in Ireland

Ireland

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. It returned one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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(MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.

Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency comprised part of the city of Dublin. It returned one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

to the House of Commons 1885–1922.

Prior to 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:...

, the entire city comprised the two-seat constituency of Dublin City

Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency)

Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.In 1885, Dublin City was split...

. In 1885, Dublin was divided into four new single-member constituencies: Dublin Harbour

Dublin Harbour (UK Parliament constituency)

Dublin Harbour, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....

, Dublin St Patrick's

Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)

Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922. It had three wards – Merchant's Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay....

, Dublin St Stephen's Green

Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)

St Stephen's Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922....

, and Dublin College Green.

In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Dublin Clontarf

Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)

Clontarf, a division of Dublin, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1918–1922.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...

, Dublin St James's

Dublin St James's (UK Parliament constituency)

St James's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1918–1922....

, and Dublin St Michan's

Dublin St Michan's (UK Parliament constituency)

St Michan's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1918–1922....

.

From the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...

, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

Dáil Éireann 1918–1922

The constituency election in 1918 was used by Sinn Féin to return one Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

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(TD) to serve in the Irish Republic

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's First Dáil

First Dáil

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. In republican theory, every MP elected in Ireland was a member of this revolutionary assembly. In practice, only the Sinn Féin members participated in it. The body assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembly of the Second Dáil

Second Dáil

The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...

. This took place on 16 August 1921.

In 1921, Sinn Féin decided to use the UK-authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil

Second Dáil

. A new pattern of multi-member constituencies replaced the old single-member seats. The city of Dublin was divided into three four-member seats: Dublin Mid West

Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin Mid–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...

, Dublin North West

Dublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin North–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...

and Dublin South

Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...

.

This division seems to have been incorporated in the Dublin Mid-West seat, as the TD was re-elected there.

Politics

This was a strongly Nationalist area, which moved after the 1916 Easter Rising

Easter Rising

The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War...

to supporting Sinn Féin. In the 1918 election, Sinn Féin got more than three quarters of the vote.

As with the other Sinn Féin MPs, O'Kelly did not take his seat at Westminster but instead served in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...

.

He was the presiding officer of the First Dáil (with the title Ceann Comhairle

Ceann Comhairle

The Ceann Comhairle is the chairman of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election...

) from 22 January 1919. His
appointment as Ceann Comhairle was confirmed 1 April 1919.

Members of Parliament

Key to parties: APN Anti-Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)

Irish Parliamentary Party

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, Ind N Independent Nationalist, Ind N-H Independent Nationalist (supporter of Timothy Healy

Timothy Michael Healy

Timothy Michael Healy, KC , also known as Tim Healy, was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and one of the most controversial Irish Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

), L Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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, Lab Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)

Irish Parliamentary Party

, PN Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)

Irish Parliamentary Party

, SF Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...

, U Unionist.

From	To	Name	Party	Born	Died
1885	1892	Timothy Daniel Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan was an Irish nationalist, journalist, politician and poet who wrote the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland", in 1867...	N¹	1827	31 March 1914
1892	1896	Joseph E. Kenny J. E. Kenny Joseph Edward Kenny was an Irish physician, Coroner of the City of Dublin, nationalist politician and Member of Parliament...	PN	1845	9 April 1900
1896	1900	James Laurence Carew James Laurence Carew James Laurence Carew was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom...	PN	1853	31 August 1903
1900	1915	Joseph Patrick Nannetti Joseph Patrick Nannetti Joseph Patrick Nannetti , was an Irish nationalist Home rule politician, trade union leader, and as Irish Parliamentary Party member and Member of Parliament represented the constituency of College Green, Dublin in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...	IPP	1851	26 April 1915
1915	1918	John Dillon Nugent John Dillon Nugent John Dillon Nugent was an Irish nationalist politician, insurance representative and company director. He was born at Keady, County Armagh in 1869 and educated at National Schools there. He married in 1896 and with his wife Mary had three sons and three daughters.He was the national secretary of...	N	1869	1 March 1940
1918	1922	Seán T. O'Kelly Sean T. O'Kelly Seán Thomas O'Kelly was the second President of Ireland . He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until his election as President. During this time he served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Finance...	SF	25 August 1883	23 November 1966

¹APN from December 1890.

Elections

Elections to fill a single seat, were conducted using the first past the post system.

1885 (30 November) general election
10,797 electors; 8,066 voted; turnout 74.71%
Timothy Daniel Sullivan (N) 6,548 (81.18%)
David Sherlock (L) 1,518 (18.82%)
majority 5,030 (62.36%)
1886 (1 July) general election
Timothy Daniel Sullivan (N): Unopposed
1892 (7 July) general election
6,781 electors; 5,125 voted; turnout 75.58%
Dr Joseph Edward Kenny (PN) 2,568 (50.11%)
Sir Henry Cochrane (U) 1,441 (28.12%)
Timothy Daniel Sullivan (APN) 1,116 (21.78%)
majority 1,127 (21.99%)
1895 (12 July) general election
Dr Joseph Edward Kenny (PN): Unopposed
Kenny resigned
1896 (6 April) by-election
James Laurence Carew (PN): Unopposed
1900 (3 October) general election
10,223 electors; 4,640 voted; turnout 45.39%
Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N) 2,467 (53.17%)
James Laurence Carew (Ind N-H) 2,173 (46.83%)
majority 294 (6.34%)
1906 (13 January) general election
Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N): Unopposed
1910 (19 January) general election
8,739 electors; 5,798 voted; turnout 66.35%
Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N) 4,559 (78.63%)
George Bernard O'Connor (U) 1,239 (21.37%)
majority 3,320 (57.26%)
1910 (3 December) general election
Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N): Unopposed
Nannetti died
1915 (11 June) by-election
8,167 electors; 4,261 voted; turnout 52.17%
John Dillon Nugent (N) 2,445 (57.38%)
Thomas Farren (Lab) 1,816 (42.62%)
majority 629 (14.76%)
1918 (14 December) general election
21,414 electors; 12,515 voted; turnout 58.44%
Seán T. O'Kelly
Sean T. O'Kelly
Seán Thomas O'Kelly was the second President of Ireland . He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until his election as President. During this time he served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Finance...

(SF) 9,662 (77.20%)
Joseph Coghlan Briscoe (Ind N) 2,853 (22.80%)
majority 6,809 (54.41%)

External links

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http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
Official website

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