Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dublin St Patrick's Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1885-1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election, the city was the undivided two member Dublin City constituency. In 1885, Dublin was divided into four constituencies: the St Patrick's, Dublin College Green, Dublin Harbour and Dublin St Stephen's Green constituencies.
In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Dublin Clontarf, Dublin St James's and Dublin St Michan's.
From the dissolution of 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised part of the city of Dublin.
[edit] Politics
Dublin St Patrick's in 1918 gave Sinn Féin about two-thirds of its votes. Countess Markievicz was the first woman to win a Parliamentary election in the British Isles, at the first election where women were allowed to be candidates.
In common with other Sinn Féiners, elected in 1918, the MP did not take her seat at Westminster but instead participated in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Key to parties: APN Anti-Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party), Ind N Independent Nationalist, Ind N-H Independent Nationalist (supporter of Timothy Healy), L Liberal Party, Lab Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party), PN Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party), SF Sinn Féin, U Unionist.
| From | To | Name (Party) | Born | Died |
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| 1885 | 1892 | William Martin Murphy (N) | 1844 | 26 June 1919 |
| 1892 | 1918 | William Field (PN) | 1848 | 29 April 1935 |
| 1918 | 1922 | Countess Markievicz (SF) | 4 February 1868 | 15 July 1927 |
[edit] Election
This constituency elected its MP using the first past the post electoral system.
- 1918 (14 December) general election
- 18,785 electors; 11,899 voted; turnout 63.34%
- Constance Georgine, Countess Markievicz (SF) 7,835 (65.85%)
- William Field (N) 3,752 (31.53%)
- James Joseph Kelly (Ind N) 312 (2.62%)
- Majority 4,083 (34.31%)
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
[edit] See also
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