Carlow County (UK Parliament constituency)

Carlow County County constituency
Created:	1801
Abolished:	1922
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	One

Carlow County is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the British House of Commons. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords

1 Boundaries and Boundary changes
2 Politics
3 Dáil Éireann 1918-1922
4 Members of Parliament
- 4.1 MPs 1801-1885
- 4.2 MPs 1885-1922
5 Elections
6 References
7 External links
8 See also

Boundaries and Boundary changes

This constituency comprised the whole of County Carlow, except for Carlow Borough 1801-1885. County Carlow (Contae Cheatharlach is a County in Ireland located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster.

It returned two MPs 1801-1885, but only one from 1885 to 1922. This was the only Irish county not divided for Parliamentary purposes in the redistribution of 1885. It was thus the only Irish county constituency to exist at every general election from the union with Great Britain to the partition of Ireland. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly

The constituency ceased to be entitled to be represented in the UK House of Commons on the dissolution of 26 October 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State came into legal existence on 6 December 1922. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords In Parliamentary systems a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a Legislature at the call of an Election. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Politics

In the 1918 election the Sinn Féin candidate was unopposed.

Dáil Éireann 1918-1922

The constituency was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return one Teachta Dála (known in English as a Deputy) in 1918 to serve in the Irish Republic's First Dáil. A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Republic ( Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) was a unilaterally declared independent state of Ireland proclaimed The First Dáil (An Chéad Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919&ndash1921 Sinn Féin used the UK general election in 1918 to elect the Dáil. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. The revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The list of members read out on that day included everyone elected in Ireland. Only the Sinn Féin Deputies participated in the Dáil, but the other Irish MPs could have done so if they had chosen to adhere to the Republic. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

The First Dáil, passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view.

1. That the Parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
2. That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of Allegiance.
3. That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.

The Second Dáil first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil. The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar

Sinn Féin had decided to use the polls for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as an election for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. House of Commons of Southern Ireland was the lower house of the Irish parliament created by the Government of Ireland Act, passed in 1920 during the Irish War The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. No actual voting was necessary in Southern Ireland as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Southern Ireland (Deisceart Éireann was the short lived autonomous region (or Constituent country) of the United Kingdom established on 3 May Except for Dublin University all other constituencies elected Sinn Féin TDs. As with the First Dáil, the other Deputies could have joined the Dáil if they chose.

From the Third Dáil onwards the Dáil represented only the twenty-six counties which formed the Irish Free State. The Third Dáil, also known as the Provisional Parliament or the Constituent Assembly, was the parliament of the post-partition twenty-six county Irish The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by

In the 2nd and 3rd Dála Carlow formed part of the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. Carlow-Kilkenny is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1801-1885

Election	1st Member		1st Party		2nd Party
1801		William Henry Burton		Sir Richard Butler, Bt
Jul. 1802		David Latouche	Whig	Walter Bagenal	Whig
Oct. 1812		David Latouche	Whig	Henry Bruen	Tory
18 Apr 1816		Robert Anthony Latouche	Whig
Jun 1818		Sir Ulysses Bagenal Burgh	Tory
Jun 1826		Thomas Kavanagh	Tory
May 1831		Walter Blackney	Whig	Sir John Milley Doyle	Whig
Dec 1832		Walter Blackney	Repeal Association	Thomas Wallace	Liberal
Jan. 1835		Henry Bruen	Conservative	Thomas Kavanagh	Conservative
15 Jun 1835		Nicholas Aylward Vigors	Liberal ^a	Alexander Raphael	Liberal
19 Aug 1835		Henry Bruen	Conservative	Thomas Kavanagh	Conservative
18 Feb 1837		Henry Bruen	Conservative	Nicholas Aylward Vigors	Liberal ^a
Aug 1837		John Ashton Yates	Liberal	Nicholas Aylward Vigors	Liberal ^a
5 Dec 1840		John Ashton Yates	Liberal	Henry Bruen	Conservative
Jul 1841		Thomas Bunbury	Conservative
1 Jul 1846		William Bunbury McClintock-Bunbury	Conservative
Jul 1852		John Ball	Liberal ^b
25 Apr 1853		John Ball	Liberal ^b	William Bunbury McClintock-Bunbury	Conservative
Apr 1857		Henry Bruen	Conservative	William Bunbury McClintock-Bunbury	Conservative
7 Aug 1862				Denis William Pack Beresford	Conservative
Nov 1868				Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh	Conservative
Apr 1880		Edmund Dwyer Gray	Home Rule League	Donald Horne McFarlane	Home Rule League
1885	representation reduced to one member

Notes:-

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Results |} Total votes cast 3359416 Voting summary Seats summary Edmund Dwyer Gray ( December 29, 1845 &ndash March 27, 1888) was an Irish newspaper proprietor politician and MP in the The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a Political party which campaigned for Home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a Political party which campaigned for Home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also Carlow Borough is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland returning one MP The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between
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MPs 1885-1922

From	To	Name	Party	Died
1885	1886	Edmund Dwyer Gray	Nationalist	27 March 1888
1886	1887	John Aloysius Blake	Nationalist	22 May 1887
1887	1891	Charles James Patrick O'Gorman Mahon	Nationalist	15 June 1891
1891	1892	John Hammond	Nationalist	17 November 1907
1892	1900		Anti-Parnellite
1900	1908		Nationalist
1908	1910	Walter MacMurrough Kavanagh	Nationalist	18 July 1922
1910	1918	Michael Molloy	Nationalist
1918	1922	James Lennon	Sinn Féin	13 August 1958

Elections

In 1918 the constituency used the first past the post system. Edmund Dwyer Gray ( December 29, 1845 &ndash March 27, 1888) was an Irish newspaper proprietor politician and MP in the The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP (commonly called the Irish Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles James Patrick Mahon, known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon ( 17 March 1800 - 15 June 1891) was an Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Irish National Federation (INF was a nationalist Political party in Ireland. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. James Lennon (died 13 August 1958 was an Irish Sinn Féin politician Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member No poll was necessary as only one candidate was nominated. In 1918 the electorate included all men, who were qualified to vote, if they had attained the age of 21. Female electors had to be at least 30 and meet property qualifications to acquire the franchise.

1918 general election (1 seat); polling 14 December, result declared 28 December
16,133 electors
James Lennon (SF): Unopposed

References

The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of James Lennon (died 13 August 1958 was an Irish Sinn Féin politician W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

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