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The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive franchise, similar to the unreformed House of Commons in contemporary England and Great Britain. Catholics were disqualified from sitting in the Irish parliament from 1691, even though they comprised the vast majority of the Irish population.
Trim was a constituency and rotten borough in Trim, County Meath, represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Newry was a borough constituency of the town of Newry in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. After the Acts of Union 1800, the town was represented by one MP in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
County Kerry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. Following the Act of Union 1800 the county retained two seats.
County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.
Naas was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801. The Parliament of Ireland merged with the Parliament of Great Britain to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801. Thereafter Naas was represented by the Members for Kildare.
County Cork was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
County Meath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
County Carlow was a constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland.
King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The county was renamed as County Offaly after Irish independence.
Queen's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The county was known as County Laois from 1922.
Carlingford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
Wicklow was a constituency representing the parliamentary borough of Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
Kildare was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
County Kildare was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
County Dublin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1801.
Swords was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
New Ross was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
References
- 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.
- ↑ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, vol. II, p. 235.
- 1 2 3 McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- 1 2 3 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 614.