Carrickfergus (UK Parliament constituency)

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Carrickfergus
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Antrim
Borough Carrickfergus
1801–1885
Seats1
Created from Carrickfergus
Replaced by East Antrim

Carrickfergus was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland represented from 1801 to 1885 by one MP.

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History and boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Carrickfergus which was a county corporate in County Antrim. It was disenfranchised under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which took effect at the 1885 general election. [1] The county of the town of Carrickfergus became part of the county division of East Antrim. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1801, January 1 Noah Dalway 1801: Co-opted
1802, July 30 Lord Spencer Chichester Tory Resigned
1807, April 29 James Craig Whig Initially elected four weeks earlier, in the 31 March 1807 Carrickfergus by-election
1812, November 5 Arthur Chichester Tory
1818, July 1 Earl of Belfast Tory
1820, March 16 Sir Arthur Chichester, Bt Tory [3] Created Baronet 13 September 1821
1830, August 10 Lord George Hill Whig [4]
1832, December 9 Conway Richard Dobbs Tory [5] Election declared void on petition
1833, MarchWrit suspended
1835, January 10 Peter Kirk Conservative [5]
1847, August 3 Hon. Wellington Stapleton-Cotton Conservative
1857, April 2 William Cary Dobbs Conservative
1859, May 6 Robert Torrens Conservative
1868, November 21 Marriott Dalway [n 1] [6] [7] [8] Liberal-Conservative
1880, April 2 Thomas Greer Conservative Last MP for the constituency
1885Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Carrickfergus [6] [5] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Hill 311 39.1
Whig Marcus Hill 24130.3
Tory Charles Adair19824.9
Tory Arthur Chichester 465.8
Majority708.8
Turnout 796c. 92.6
Registered electors c. 860
Whig gain from Tory Swing
General election 1831: Carrickfergus [6] [5] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Hill Unopposed
Registered electors 860
Whig hold
General election 1832: Carrickfergus [6] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Conway Richard Dobbs 495 52.2
Whig Arthur Chichester 44747.2
Tory James Wills60.6
Majority485.0
Turnout 94892.6
Registered electors 1,024
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1835: Carrickfergus [6] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter Kirk Unopposed
Registered electors 1,431
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Carrickfergus [6] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter Kirk 446 51.6
Whig Matthew Boulton Rennie41848.4
Majority283.2
Turnout 86459.3
Registered electors 1,458
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Kirk Unopposed
Registered electors 1,326
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wellington Stapleton-Cotton Unopposed
Registered electors 1,426
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wellington Stapleton-Cotton 311 51.3 N/A
Whig Warren Hastings Leslie Frith [10] 29548.7New
Majority162.6N/A
Turnout 60684.2N/A
Registered electors 720
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Cary Dobbs 560 59.4 +8.1
Whig Francis Macdonogh [11] 38340.6−8.1
Majority17718.8+16.2
Turnout 94382.8−1.4
Registered electors 1,139
Conservative hold Swing +8.1
General election 1859: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Torrens 668 72.1 +12.7
Liberal William McMechan [12] 25927.9−12.7
Majority40944.2+25.4
Turnout 92774.6−8.2
Registered electors 1,243
Conservative hold Swing +12.7

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Torrens 498 63.6 −8.5
Liberal Luke White 28536.4+8.5
Majority21327.2−17.0
Turnout 78369.6−5.0
Registered electors 1,125
Conservative hold Swing −8.5
General election 1868: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal-Conservative Marriott Dalway [n 1] 669 62.2 +25.8
Conservative Robert Torrens 40737.8−25.8
Majority26224.4N/A
Turnout 1,07683.4+13.8
Registered electors 1,290
Liberal-Conservative gain from ConservativeSwing+25.8

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal-Conservative Marriott Dalway [n 1] 628 58.1 −4.1
Conservative George Augustus Chichester May 45241.9+4.1
Majority17616.2−8.2
Turnout 1,08078.8−4.6
Registered electors 1,370
Liberal-Conservative hold Swing −4.1

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Carrickfergus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Greer 591 51.6 +9.7
Liberal-Conservative Marriott Dalway [n 1] 55448.4−9.7
Majority373.2N/A
Turnout 1,14581.0+2.2
Registered electors 1,414
Conservative gain from Liberal-Conservative Swing +9.7

Notes and References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Various sources refer to Dalway as 'Conservative', 'Liberal', and 'Liberal-Conservative'. Due to his support for Gladstone and Home Rule, he has been designated a 'Liberal-Conservative'

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