Portarlington (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Portarlington | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Queen's County |
Borough | Portarlington |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Portarlington (IHC) |
Replaced by |
Portarlington was a rotten borough and is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Portarlington in Queen's County, now called County Laois.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1801 | Frederick Trench[1] | ||
March 1801 | William Elliot | ||
July 1802 | Henry Parnell | Whig | |
December 1802 | Thomas Tyrwhitt | ||
March 1806 | John Langston | ||
November 1806 | Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt | ||
1807 | Hon. William Lamb | Whig | |
1812 | Arthur Shakespeare | ||
1816 | Richard Sharp | Whig | |
1819 | David Ricardo | Whig | |
1824 | James Farquhar | Tory[2] | |
1830 | Sir Charles Ogle, Bt | Tory[3] | |
1831 | Sir William Rae, Bt | Tory[3] | |
1832 | Thomas Gladstone | Tory[3][4] | |
1834 | Conservative[3][4] | ||
1835 | George Dawson-Damer | Conservative[3][4] | |
1846 | Peelite[5][6] | ||
1847 | Francis Plunkett Dunne | Whig[5][6][7] | |
1852 | Conservative[4] | ||
1857 | Lionel Dawson-Damer | Conservative[4] | |
1865 | James Anthony Lawson | Liberal[4] | |
1868 | Lionel Dawson-Damer | Conservative[4] | |
1880 | Bernard FitzPatrick | Conservative[4] | |
1883 | Robert French-Brewster | Conservative[4] | |
1885 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Ogle | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 15 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Rae | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 15 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Gladstone | 66 | 50.4 | ||
Tory | George Dawson-Damer | 65 | 49.6 | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 131 | 95.6 | |||
Registered electors | 137 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dawson-Damer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 156 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dawson-Damer | 80 | 55.2 | ||
Whig | Francis Plunkett Dunne | 65 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 15 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 145 | 66.8 | |||
Registered electors | 217 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dawson-Damer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 188 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Dawson-Damer was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dawson-Damer | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Plunkett Dunne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 221 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1850s
Dunne was appointed Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Plunkett Dunne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Plunkett Dunne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 71 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Dawson-Damer | 42 | 53.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Francis Plunkett Dunne | 36 | 46.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 6 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 78 | 83.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 93 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Dawson-Damer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 99 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Anthony Lawson | 46 | 56.8 | New | |
Conservative | Lionel Dawson-Damer | 35 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 11 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 81 | 76.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 106 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Dawson-Damer | 69 | 57.5 | +14.3 | |
Liberal | James Anthony Lawson | 51 | 42.5 | −14.3 | |
Majority | 18 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 120 | 89.6 | +13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 134 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.3 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Dawson-Damer | 76 | 59.4 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | William D Barnett[9] | 52 | 40.6 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 24 | 18.8 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 128 | 94.1 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 136 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard FitzPatrick | 116 | 86.6 | +27.2 | |
Liberal | Robert Keating Clay | 18 | 13.4 | −27.2 | |
Majority | 98 | 73.2 | +54.4 | ||
Turnout | 134 | 91.2 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 147 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +27.2 |
FitzPatrick succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Castletown, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert French-Brewster | 70 | 55.1 | −31.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Mayne | 57 | 44.9 | +31.5 | |
Majority | 13 | 10.2 | −63.0 | ||
Turnout | 127 | 92.0 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 138 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −31.5 |
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See also
References
- ^ Trench was created a peer in 1800, and so did not take up his seat at Westminster
- ^ Fisher, David R. "FARQUHAR, James (1764-1833), of Johnston Lodge, Laurencekirk; Hallgreen, Inverbervie, Kincardine and 13 Duke Street, Westminster, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. pp. 237–238. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 234–235, 308. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ a b "The General Election". Brighton Gazette. 12 August 1847. p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Portarlington". Armagh Guardian. 10 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Members Returned". Galway Vindicator, and Connaught Advertiser. 7 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Salmon, Philip. "Portarlington". The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Advertisements and Notices". Freeman's Journal. 6 February 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)