Midleton was a
constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
represented in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...
until 1800. Incorporated by
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...
, 1671 whereby it was granted to
Sir John Brodrick with a
corporation
A corporation or body corporate is an individual or a group of people, such as an association or company, that has been authorized by the State (polity), state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as ...
sovereign, two bailiffs and 12 burgesses. It was disenfranchised at the
Act of Union and compensation of £15,000 paid to
Viscount Midleton
Viscount Midleton, of Midleton in the County Cork, County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton, Alan Brodrick, 1st Baron Brodrick, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and form ...
.
Borough
This constituency was based in the town of
Midleton
Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satelli ...
in
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
.
Members of Parliament
Notes
Elections
* 1692
* 1695
* 1703
* 1707
* 1713
* 1715
* 1716
* 1727
* 1741 (by-election)
* 1775 (by-election)
* 1758
* 1759
* 1761
* 1768
* 1776
* 1781
* 1783
* 1790
* 1793
* 1797
* 1799
* 1800
See also
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Midleton
Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satelli ...
, a town in
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
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Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...
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List of Irish constituencies
The following list identifies every constituency used in Parliamentary etc. elections in Ireland (including Northern Ireland). The list consists of 'index names' for the seat and to identify what is potentially to be covered in a single constitu ...
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Cork
Midleton
1671 establishments in Ireland
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1671
Constituencies disestablished in 1800