Carrickfergus was a
United Kingdom Parliament constituency in
Ireland
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represented
from 1801 to 1885 by one
MP.
History and boundaries
This constituency was the
parliamentary borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
...
of
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 census. It is County Antrim's oldest t ...
which was a
county corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for the administration of justice in certain towns and cities in England, Wales, and Ireland. They arose when the monarch gave a borough corporation the right to appoi ...
in
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...
. It was disenfranchised under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885"). It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that r ...
, which took effect at the
1885 general election. The county of the town of Carrickfergus became part of the
county division
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons.
Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituenc ...
of
East Antrim.
[Seventh Schedule (Counties at Large); Part III (Ireland).]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
* On petition, the election was declared void and the writ for the seat was suspended.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Notes and references
Notes
References
Sources
*Smith, Henry Stooks (1844–50). ''The Parliaments of England'' (1st edition published in three volumes)
*Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1973). ''The Parliaments of England'' (2nd edition published in one volume). Political Reference Publications
*
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Westminster constituencies in County Antrim (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Carrickfergus
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