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UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a borough constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 until 1922.
Dublin St Patrick's | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Dublin City |
Replaced by | Dublin South |
From the dissolution of 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
This constituency was named for St Patrick's Cathedral and comprised the southwest part of the city of Dublin.[1]
From 1885 to 1918, it was defined as:[2]
The Merchants' Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay wards of the borough of Dublin.
From 1918 to 1922, it was defined as:[3]
The Merchants' Quay and Wood Quay wards of the County Borough of Dublin.
Prior to the 1885 general election, the city was the undivided two-member Dublin City constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Dublin was divided into four divisions: St Patrick's, College Green, Dublin Harbour and St Stephen's Green.
Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Clontarf, St James's and St Michan's.[4] St Patrick's lost territory to St James's.
Sinn Féin used this election to elect members of Dáil Éireann, inviting all those elected in Ireland to sit as a Teachta Dála (known in English as a Deputy) in the Dáil, although only the Sinn Féin members attended. St Patrick's in 1918 gave Sinn Féin 63% of the vote. Constance Markievicz was the first woman to win a parliamentary election in Britain and Ireland, at the first election where women were permitted to stand as candidates.
Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the area was combined with the St Stephen's Green Division to form Dublin South, a 4-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a single constituency at Westminster.[5] At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil. Constance Markievicz was one of the four TDs for Dublin South.
Under s. 1(4) of the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland".[6] Therefore, no vote was held in Dublin South at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922.
From | To | Name[7] | Party | |
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1885 | 1892 | William Martin Murphy | Nationalist (IPP)[lower-alpha 1] | |
1892 | 1918 | William Field | Irish National League (Parnellite) (IPP) | |
1918 | 1922 | Constance Markievicz | Sinn Féin |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Martin Murphy | 5,330 | 82.1 | ||
Irish Conservative | Maurice Edward Dockrell | 1,162 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | 4,168 | 64.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,492 | 72.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,952 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | William Martin Murphy | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National League | William Field | 3,694 | 76.9 | N/A | |
Irish National Federation | William Martin Murphy | 1,110 | 23.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,584 | 53.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,804 | 66.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,261 | ||||
Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National League | William Field | Unopposed | |||
Irish National League hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Field | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Field | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Field | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | William Field | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Constance de Markievicz | 7,835 | 65.85 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | William Field | 3,752 | 31.53 | N/A | |
Ind. Nationalist | James Joseph Kelly | 312 | 2.62 | New | |
Majority | 4,083 | 34.32 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,899 | 63.34 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 18,785 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
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