County Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
54°33′25″N 6°18′40″W / 54.557°N 6.311°W
| County Down | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Down |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Down (UKHC) |
County Down was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
[edit]In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Down was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Caused by the creation of Trevor as Viscount Dungannon
- ^ Caused by death of Hill in April 1663
- ^ A son of the man elected in 1661 - see Edward M. Furgol, ‘Trevor, Marcus , first Viscount Dungannon (1618–1670)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 accessed 15 May 2014
- ^ Caused by the death of Rawdon
- ^ Caused by Hill's creation as Viscount Hillsborough
- ^ Caused by the death of Rawdon
- ^ Changed surname to Hill-Trevor in 1759
- ^ Caused by the death of Hawkins-Magill
- ^ Caused by Hill-Trevor's creation as Viscount Dungannon
- ^ Caused by Ward's creation as Baron Bangor
- ^ Styled as Earl of Hillsborough from 1789
- ^ Styled as Viscount Castlereagh from 1796
- ^ Caused by Hill's succession as second Marquess of Downshire
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1790s
[edit]At the 1797 general election Francis Savage and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh were elected unopposed.[3]
At the by-election in 1793 following Hill's succession as second Marquess of Downshire, Francis Savage was returned unopposed.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Arthur Hill, Earl of Hillsborough | 3534 | N/A | ||
| Tory | Hon. Robert Stewart | 3114 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Hon. Edward Ward | 2958 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Captain George Matthews | 2223 | N/A | ||
Election in the 1780s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Arthur Hill, Viscount Kilwarlin | 2831 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Hon. Edward Ward | 2071 | N/A | ||
| Tory | Robert Stewart | 1957 | N/A | ||
Elections in the 1770s
[edit]At the 1776 general election Arthur Hill, Viscount Kilwarlin and Robert Stewart were elected unopposed.[7]
At the by-election in 1771 following Ward's creation as Baron Bangor
Elections in the 1760s
[edit]At the 1768 general election Roger Hall and Bernard Ward were elected unopposed.[7]
Election in the 1610s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sir James Hamilton | 131 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Sir Hugh Montgomery | 131 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Sir Arthur Magennis | 101 | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | Rowland Savage | 101 | N/A | ||
"In the co. of Down, May-day was the county court day for the election, which the sheriff held at Newry, at which day the sheriff proceeding to the election, moved the freeholders to choose Sir Richard Wingfield and Sir James Hamilton, being recommended to him by the Lord Deputy; but the natives named Sir Arthur Magenisse and Rowland Savage; whereupon all the British freeholders, being 131, cried “Hamilton and Montgomery”, omitting Wingfield; and the Irish, to the number of 101, cried “Magenisse and Savage”. Exception being presently taken to divers of the British for want of freehold, 14 were examined on oath by the sheriff and deposed they were freeholders, and thereupon the sheriff returned Hamilton and Montgomery; to which some of the Irish made objections, which were found partly untrue, and partly frivolous."
References
[edit]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800
- ^ Jupp (1972), p. 183
- ^ Jupp (1972), p. 183
- ^ Jupp (1972), p. 183 note 19
- ^ Jupp (1972), p. 182, note 18
- ^ a b Johnston-Liik 2002, p. 95.
- ^ Irish patent rolls of James I; facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's calendar prepared prior to 1830. Author:Great Britain. Commissioners on the Public Records of Ireland.; Irish Manuscripts Commission. Publisher: Dublin, Stationery Off. for the Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1966. P 397
Bibliography
[edit]- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- Peter Jupp, County Down Elections, 1783–1831, Irish Historical Studies 18, no. 70 (1972): 177–206
- Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, Volume II, Commons, Constituencies and Statutes. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-71-X.