Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Carrickfergus
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Antrim
Borough	Carrickfergus
1326 (1326) (1326 (1326))–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Carrickfergus (UKHC)

Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland.

Borough

This constituency was the county borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrickfergus was not represented. Following the Acts of Union 1800, the county borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Election	First member	First party	Second member
1559	James Wingfield		Humphrey Warren
1585	Edward Waterhouse		Thomas Stevenson
1613	Thomas Hibbotts		Humphrey Johnson
1634	Thomas Hibbotts		Henry Upton
1640	Sir William Sambach		John Davys
1654–1660	Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency)
1661	Sir Hercules Davys		Arthur Upton
1689	Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692	Henry Clements		Henry Davis
1695	Hercules Davys
1703	Edward Lyndon
1709	Edward Lyndon		Alexander Denton
1713	John Davys		Arthur Davys
1715	Alexander Dalway		Archibald Edmonstone
1719	Edward Lyndon		Archibald Edmonstone
1727	Arthur Dobbs		John Lyndon
October 1741			Francis Clements
December 1741			Arthur Upton
1761	Marriot Dalway		Arthur Upton
1768	John Chichester		Conway Richard Dobbs
1776	Barry Yelverton	Patriot
1784	Waddell Cunningham
1785	Ezekiel Davys Wilson
1790			Alexander Hamilton
1797			Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester
1798			Earl of Belfast
1799			Noah Dalway
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus

O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Antrim and the city of Belfast

Westminster 1801–present

Historic

Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
Belfast (1801–85)
Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
Belfast Falls (1918–22)
Belfast Ormeau (1918–22)
Belfast Pottinger (1918–22)
Belfast Shankill (1918–22)
Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922–2024)
Belfast St Anne's (1918–22)
Belfast Victoria (1918–22)
Belfast Woodvale (1918–22)
Carrickfergus (1801–85)
Lisburn (1801–85)
Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	East Antrim Mid Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast Cromac Belfast Duncairn Belfast Falls Belfast Ormeau Belfast Pottinger Belfast St Anne's Belfast Shankill Belfast Victoria Belfast Woodvale Queen's University of Belfast

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

1921–29

Antrim (1921–29)
Belfast East (1921–29)
Belfast North (1921–29)
Belfast South (1921–29)
West Belfast (1921–29)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72

Bannside (1929–72)
Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72)
Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72)
Belfast Central (1929–72)
Belfast Clifton (1929–72)
Belfast Cromac (1929–72)
Belfast Dock (1929–72)
Belfast Duncairn (1929–72)
Belfast Falls (1929–72)
Belfast Oldpark (1929–72)
Belfast Pottinger (1929–72)
Belfast Shankill (1929–72)
Belfast St Anne's (1929–72)
Belfast Victoria (1929–72)
Belfast Willowfield (1929–72)
Belfast Windsor (1929–72)
Belfast Woodvale (1929–72)
Carrick (1929–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Larne (1929–72)
Mid Antrim (1929–72)
Newtownabbey (1969–72)
North Antrim (1929–72)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone