- Members of the 3rd UK Parliament from Ireland
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2nd Parliament (1802) 3rd Parliament (1806) 4th Parliament (1807) This is a list of the MPs for Irish constituencies, who were elected at the United Kingdom general election, 1806, to serve as Members of the 3rd UK Parliament from Ireland, or who were elected at subsequent by-elections. There were 100 seats representing Ireland in this Parliament.
This was the second United Kingdom general election, as the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament was chosen from the members of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland and not by a popular election.
The 3rd United Kingdom Parliament was elected between 29 October 1806 and 17 December 1806, as at this period the exact date for the election in each constituency was fixed by the Returning Officer. The Parliament first assembled on 13 December 1806, for a maximum duration of seven years from that date. It was dissolved on 29 April 1807 (a length of four month and sixteen days - the shortest UK Parliament ever).
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Summary of Results by Party (Ireland only)
The names of and votes for candidates at elections are based on Walker. Party labels are based on those used by Stooks Smith and may differ from those in other sources. Many early nineteenth century Irish MPs are not classified by party, by Stooks Smith.
In some cases, when a party label is used for the MP by Stooks Smith in a subsequent Parliament, this is noted in the Members list below.
At the dissolution of the 2nd Parliament, the MPs by party (calculated as above), were
- Tory 43, Whig 31, Other (unclassified) 26: Total 100.
The summary results of the 1806 general election, in Ireland, were as follows.
Party Candidates Unopposed Votes % Seats
ElectionSeats
DissolutionTory a 55 35 19,064 56.00 50 50 b Whig a 43 32 10,265 30.15 36 36 b Other 17 12 4,714 13.85 14 14 Total 115 79 34,043 100.00 100 100 Notes:-
- a One Whig and three Tory candidates each contested and won two constituencies. The Right Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald, the Knight of Kerry (Whig) was elected for Kerry and Tralee. He chose to represent Kerry. Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Bt (Tory) was returned by the boroughs of Coleraine and Londonderry. He decided to represent the latter seat. The Hon. George Knox (Tory) won Dublin University and Dungannon. He decided to sit for the University. Nathaniel Sneyd (Tory) was elected by Cavan and Enniskillen. He retained the Cavan seat. Each candidacy is counted separately in the table.
- b It is possible that there was a petition following the election at Downpatrick, which resulted in Edward Southwell Ruthven (Whig) being unseated and John Wilson Croker (Tory) being declared duly elected. Walker does not refer to this petition, but Stooks Smith mentions one. If this change did take place then there should be one more Tory member and one less Whig at the dissolution.
General Election Results by Constituency
Constituency Votes
ToryVotes
WhigVotes
OtherResult County Antrim
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Armagh Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 County Armagh
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 Athlone - - Unopp. - - W gain from O Bandon Unopp. - - - - T gain from W Belfast Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Carlow - - - Unopp. - O hold County Carlow
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 Carrickfergus Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Cashel - - Unopp. - - W hold County Cavan
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T gain from W County Clare
2 members- - - Unopp. - O hold 1 - - - Unopp. - O hold 1 Clonmel Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Coleraine Unopp. - - - - T hold Cork
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Cork
2 members- - Unopp. - - W gain from O 1 - - Unopp. - - W gain from O County Donegal
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T hold County Down
2 members- - - Unopp. - O hold 1 - - - Unopp. - O hold 1 Downpatrick 105 - 119 - - W gain from O Drogheda Unopp. - - - - T gain from O Dublin
2 members1,638 - 1,522 - - T hold 1 - - 1,675 - - W hold County Dublin
2 members545 - - - - T hold 1 455 - 357 - - T hold 1 Dublin University 35 32 - - - T hold 1 Dundalk Unopp. - - - - T hold Dungannon Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Dungarvan - - Unopp. - - W hold Ennis Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Enniskillen Unopp. - - - - T hold County Fermanagh
2 members1,260 413 - - - T hold 1 1,416 623 - - - T hold 1 Galway Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 County Galway
2 members2,012 - - 1,770 - T gain from O 1 3,305 - - - - T hold 1 County Kerry
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W gain from T County Kildare
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 Kilkenny - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Kilkenny
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold King's County
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Kinsale - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Leitrim
2 members759 - - - - T hold 1 607 - 365 - - T gain from W Limerick Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 County Limerick
2 members- - - 851 - O hold 1 - - - 628 225 O hold Lisburn Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 Londonderry Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 County Londonderry
2 members1,397 - 978 - - T hold 1 1,123 - 608 - - T hold 1 County Longford
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T gain from O County Louth
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T gain from O 1 Unopp. - - - - T gain from O Mallow - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Mayo
2 members3,768 - - - - T hold 1 - - 3,768 1,240 - W hold 1 County Meath
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Monaghan
2 members- - - Unopp. - O hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 New Ross - - - Unopp. - O hold Newry 142 - 121 - - T gain from W Portarlington - - - Unopp. - O hold Queen's County
2 membersUnopp. - - - - T gain from O 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Roscommon
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold Sligo Unopp. - - - - T hold 1 County Sligo
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 Unopp. - - - - T hold County Tipperary
2 members- - Unopp. - - W gain from O - - Unopp. - - W gain from O Tralee - - Unopp. - - W gain from T County Tyrone
2 members- - - Unopp. - O hold 1 - - - Unopp. - O hold Waterford - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 County Waterford
2 members454 - 285 - - T hold 1 5 - 427 - - W hold County Westmeath
2 members- - - Unopp. - O hold 1 - - - Unopp. - O hold 1 Wexford Unopp. - - - - T hold County Wexford
2 members- - Unopp. - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W gain from T County Wicklow
2 members- - Unopp - - W hold 1 - - Unopp. - - W hold 1 Youghal Unopp. - - - - T hold Constituency Votes
ToryVotes
WhigVotes
OtherResult Note:-
- 1 Incumbent re-elected
Members by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. The County prefixes used for county constituencies is disregarded in determining alphabetical order, but the county follows any borough or city constituency with the same name.
The name of an MP who served during the Parliament, but who was not the holder of a seat at the dissolution in 1807, is given in italics. When the date of the election is in italics, this indicates a by-election.
A member of the 2nd Parliament, for the same constituency, is indicated by an * before the MPs name. A member of the 2nd Parliament, for a different constituency in Ireland, is indicated by a + before the MPs name.
Election Constituency Member Party Notes 1806, November 24 County Antrim
2 members*Edmond Alexander MacNaghten Tory *Hon. John Bruce Richard O'Neill Tory 1806, November 11 Armagh *Patrick Duigenan Tory 1806, November 17 County Armagh
2 members*Viscount Acheson Tory Became the 2nd Earl of Gosford *Hon. Henry Caulfeild Whig William Brownlow Tory 1806, November 13 Athlone George Tierney Whig 1806, November 15 Bandon Hon. Courtenay Boyle Tory 1806, November 17 Belfast *James Edward May Tory 1806, November 13 Carlow Hon. Frederick John Robinson 1806, November 13 County Carlow
2 members*David Latouche Whig *Walter Bagenal Whig 1806, November 17 Carrickfergus *Tory Resigned James Craig Whig 1806, November 17 Cashel Viscount Primrose Whig 1806, November 17 County Cavan
2 members*Nathaniel Sneyd Tory Also returned for Enniskillen John Maxwell-Barry Tory 1806, November 13 County Clare
2 members*Hon. Francis Nathaniel Burton *Sir Edward O'Brien, Bt 1806, November 20 Clonmel *Rt Hon. William Bagwell Tory 1806, November 13 Coleraine +Tory Elects to sit for Londonderry Walter Jones Tory 1806, November 14 Cork
2 members*Mountifort Longfield Tory *Hon. Christopher Hely-Hutchinson Whig 1806, November 17 County Cork
2 members*Viscount Boyle Whig +Hon. George Ponsonby Whig 1806, November 17 County Donegal
2 members*Sir James Stewart, Bt Tory Henry Vaughan Brooke Tory 1806, November 17 County Down
2 members*Francis Savage *Hon. John Meade 1806, November 18 Downpatrick Edward Southwell Ruthven Whig Possibly unseated on petition and John
Wilson Croker (Tory) declared duly elected1806, November 14 Drogheda Henry Meade Ogle Tory 1806, November 19 Dublin
2 members*Robert Shaw Tory Rt Hon. Henry Grattan Whig 1806, November 27 County Dublin
2 members*Hans Hamilton Tory *Frederick John Falkiner Tory 1806, November 6 Dublin University *Hon. George Knox Tory Also returned for Dungannon 1806, November 22 Dundalk John Metge Tory Resigned Josias Dupré Porcher Tory 1806, November 11 Dungannon *Hon. George Knox Tory Elects to sit for Dublin University Viscount Hamilton Tory 1806, November 14 Dungarvan Hon. George Walpole Whig 1806, November 6 Ennis Rt Hon. James Fitzgerald Tory 1806, November 20 Enniskillen Nathaniel Sneyd Tory Elects to sit for Cavan Richard Henry Alexander Bennet Tory 1806, November 17 County Fermanagh
2 members*Mervyn Archdall (junior) Tory *Hon. Galbraith Lowry Cole Tory 1806, November 10 Galway *James Daly Tory 1806, December 17 County Galway
2 members*Richard Martin Tory *Denis Bowes Daly Tory 1806, November 17 County Kerry
2 members*Rt Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald
(The 18th Knight of Kerry)Whig Also returned for Tralee Henry Arthur Herbert Whig 1806, November 21 County Kildare
2 members*Lord Robert Stephen Fitzgerald Whig *Robert La Touche Whig 1806, December 2 Kilkenny *Hon. Charles Harward Butler Whig 1806, November 21 County Kilkenny
2 members*Hon. James Wandesford Butler Whig Hon. Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby Whig 1806, November 17 King's County
2 members*Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt Tory *Thomas Bernard (senior) Tory 1806, November 11 Kinsale *Henry Martin Whig 1806, November 21 County Leitrim
2 members*Henry John Clements Tory William Gore Tory 1806, November 10 Limerick *Charles Vereker Tory 1806, November 22 County Limerick
2 members*William Odell Classified Tory in the 4th Parliament Hon. William Henry Quin 1806, November 20 Lisburn *Earl of Yarmouth Tory 1806, December 8 Londonderry *Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Bt Tory 1806, December 4 County Londonderry
2 members*Hon. Charles William Stewart Tory *Lord George Thomas Beresford Tory 1806, November 25 County Longford
2 members*Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt Tory Viscount Forbes Tory 1806, November 18 County Louth
2 members*Rt Hon. John Foster Tory Viscount Jocelyn Tory 1806, November 12 Mallow *Denham Jephson Whig 1806, November 17 County Mayo
2 members*Rt Hon. Denis Browne Tory a *Hon. Henry Augustus Dillon Whig a 1806, November 18 County Meath
2 members*Sir Marcus Somerville, Bt Whig *Thomas Bligh Whig 1806, November 19 County Monaghan
2 members*Richard Dawson *Charles Powell Leslie Tory 1806, November 10 New Ross Charles Leigh 1806, November 15 Newry Hon. Francis Needham Tory 1806, November 22 Portarlington Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt 1806, November 12 Queen's County
2 members*Henry Brooke Parnell Whig *Hon. William Wellesley-Pole Tory Appointed Clerk of the Ordnance County Roscommon
2 members*Arthur French Whig Hon. Stephen Mahon Whig 1806, November 17 Sligo *George Canning Tory Cousin of the future Prime Minister 1806, November 17 County Sligo
2 members*Charles O'Hara Whig Edward Synge Cooper Tory 1806, November 17 County Tipperary
2 membersHon. Montagu James Mathew Whig b Hon. Francis Aldborough Prittie Whig 1806, November 17 Tralee +Rt Hon. Maurice FitzGerald
(The 18th Knight of Kerry)Whig Elects to sit for Kerry Samuel Boddington Tory 1806, November 18 County Tyrone
2 members*James Stewart Hon. Thomas Knox 1806, November 17 Waterford *Sir John Newport, Bt Whig 1806, November 18 County Waterford
2 members*John Claudius Beresford Tory Richard Power Whig 1806, November 15 County Westmeath
2 members*William Smyth *Gustavus Hume-Rochfort Classified Tory in the 5th Parliament 1806, November 10 Wexford Sir Robert Wigram, Bt Tory 1806, November 17 County Wexford
2 membersJohn Colclough Whig Robert Shapland Carew Whig 1806, November 15 County Wicklow
2 members*William Hoare Hume Whig *William Tighe Whig 1806, November 10 Youghal Viscount Bernard Tory Supplementary notes:-
- a Stooks Smith does not classify this MP by party, in this Parliament, but does in the previous and next Parliaments. It is assumed the party allegiance was the same in this Parliament.
- b Stooks Smith wrongly lists Hon. Montagu James Mathew as a member of the previous Parliament, following a by-election in 1806 caused by Viscount Mathew having succeeded as the 2nd Earl Landaff.
References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
See also
Categories:- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Irish constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1806–1807
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