Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency)
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College Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency
in Ireland
. It returned one Member of Parliament
(MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.
to the House of Commons 1885–1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election
, the entire city comprised the two-seat constituency of Dublin City
. In 1885, Dublin was divided into four new single-member constituencies: Dublin Harbour
, Dublin St Patrick's
, Dublin St Stephen's Green
, and Dublin College Green.
In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Dublin Clontarf
, Dublin St James's
, and Dublin St Michan's
.
From the 1922 general election
, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
(TD) to serve in the Irish Republic
's First Dáil
. In republican theory, every MP elected in Ireland was a member of this revolutionary assembly. In practice, only the Sinn Féin members participated in it. The body assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembly of the Second Dáil
. This took place on 16 August 1921.
In 1921, Sinn Féin decided to use the UK-authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil
. A new pattern of multi-member constituencies replaced the old single-member seats. The city of Dublin was divided into three four-member seats: Dublin Mid West
, Dublin North West
and Dublin South
.
This division seems to have been incorporated in the Dublin Mid-West seat, as the TD was re-elected there.
to supporting Sinn Féin. In the 1918 election, Sinn Féin got more than three quarters of the vote.
As with the other Sinn Féin MPs, O'Kelly did not take his seat at Westminster but instead served in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann
.
He was the presiding officer of the First Dáil (with the title Ceann Comhairle
) from 22 January 1919. His
appointment as Ceann Comhairle was confirmed 1 April 1919.
, Ind N Independent Nationalist, Ind N-H Independent Nationalist (supporter of Timothy Healy
), L Liberal Party
, Lab Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)
, PN Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)
, SF Sinn Féin
, U Unionist.
1APN from December 1890.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It returned one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.
Boundaries and boundary changes
This constituency comprised part of the city of Dublin. It returned one Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
to the House of Commons 1885–1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, the entire city comprised the two-seat constituency of Dublin City
Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency)
Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.In 1885, Dublin City was split...
. In 1885, Dublin was divided into four new single-member constituencies: Dublin Harbour
Dublin Harbour (UK Parliament constituency)
Dublin Harbour, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
, Dublin St Patrick's
Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)
Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922. It had three wards – Merchant's Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay....
, Dublin St Stephen's Green
Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)
St Stephen's Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922....
, and Dublin College Green.
In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Dublin Clontarf
Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)
Clontarf, a division of Dublin, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1918–1922.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...
, Dublin St James's
Dublin St James's (UK Parliament constituency)
St James's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1918–1922....
, and Dublin St Michan's
Dublin St Michan's (UK Parliament constituency)
St Michan's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1918–1922....
.
From the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.
Dáil Éireann 1918–1922
The constituency election in 1918 was used by Sinn Féin to return one Teachta DálaTeachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) to serve in the Irish Republic
Irish Republic
The Irish Republic was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from Great Britain in January 1919. It established a legislature , a government , a court system and a police force...
's First Dáil
First Dáil
The First Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919–1921. In 1919 candidates who had been elected in the Westminster elections of 1918 refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled as a unicameral, revolutionary parliament called "Dáil Éireann"...
. In republican theory, every MP elected in Ireland was a member of this revolutionary assembly. In practice, only the Sinn Féin members participated in it. The body assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembly of the Second Dáil
Second Dáil
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...
. This took place on 16 August 1921.
In 1921, Sinn Féin decided to use the UK-authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil
Second Dáil
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919–1922 Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Second Dáil consisted of members elected in 1921...
. A new pattern of multi-member constituencies replaced the old single-member seats. The city of Dublin was divided into three four-member seats: Dublin Mid West
Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin Mid–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
, Dublin North West
Dublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin North–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...
and Dublin South
Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...
.
This division seems to have been incorporated in the Dublin Mid-West seat, as the TD was re-elected there.
Politics
This was a strongly Nationalist area, which moved after the 1916 Easter RisingEaster Rising
The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War...
to supporting Sinn Féin. In the 1918 election, Sinn Féin got more than three quarters of the vote.
As with the other Sinn Féin MPs, O'Kelly did not take his seat at Westminster but instead served in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
.
He was the presiding officer of the First Dáil (with the title Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle is the chairman of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election...
) from 22 January 1919. His
appointment as Ceann Comhairle was confirmed 1 April 1919.
Members of Parliament
Key to parties: APN Anti-Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
, Ind N Independent Nationalist, Ind N-H Independent Nationalist (supporter of Timothy Healy
Timothy Michael Healy
Timothy Michael Healy, KC , also known as Tim Healy, was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and one of the most controversial Irish Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
), L Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
, Lab Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
, PN Parnellite Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
, SF Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, U Unionist.
| From | To | Name | Party | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1892 | Timothy Daniel Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan was an Irish nationalist, journalist, politician and poet who wrote the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland", in 1867... |
N1 | 1827 | 31 March 1914 |
| 1892 | 1896 | Joseph E. Kenny J. E. Kenny Joseph Edward Kenny was an Irish physician, Coroner of the City of Dublin, nationalist politician and Member of Parliament... |
PN | 1845 | 9 April 1900 |
| 1896 | 1900 | James Laurence Carew James Laurence Carew James Laurence Carew was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom... |
PN | 1853 | 31 August 1903 |
| 1900 | 1915 | Joseph Patrick Nannetti Joseph Patrick Nannetti Joseph Patrick Nannetti , was an Irish nationalist Home rule politician, trade union leader, and as Irish Parliamentary Party member and Member of Parliament represented the constituency of College Green, Dublin in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
IPP | 1851 | 26 April 1915 |
| 1915 | 1918 | John Dillon Nugent John Dillon Nugent John Dillon Nugent was an Irish nationalist politician, insurance representative and company director. He was born at Keady, County Armagh in 1869 and educated at National Schools there. He married in 1896 and with his wife Mary had three sons and three daughters.He was the national secretary of... |
N | 1869 | 1 March 1940 |
| 1918 | 1922 | Seán T. O'Kelly Sean T. O'Kelly Seán Thomas O'Kelly was the second President of Ireland . He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until his election as President. During this time he served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Finance... |
SF | 25 August 1883 | 23 November 1966 |
1APN from December 1890.
Elections
Elections to fill a single seat, were conducted using the first past the post system.- 1885 (30 November) general election
- 10,797 electors; 8,066 voted; turnout 74.71%
- Timothy Daniel Sullivan (N) 6,548 (81.18%)
- David Sherlock (L) 1,518 (18.82%)
- majority 5,030 (62.36%)
- 1886 (1 July) general election
- Timothy Daniel Sullivan (N): Unopposed
- 1892 (7 July) general election
- 6,781 electors; 5,125 voted; turnout 75.58%
- Dr Joseph Edward Kenny (PN) 2,568 (50.11%)
- Sir Henry Cochrane (U) 1,441 (28.12%)
- Timothy Daniel Sullivan (APN) 1,116 (21.78%)
- majority 1,127 (21.99%)
- 1895 (12 July) general election
- Dr Joseph Edward Kenny (PN): Unopposed
- Kenny resigned
- 1896 (6 April) by-election
- James Laurence Carew (PN): Unopposed
- 1900 (3 October) general election
- 10,223 electors; 4,640 voted; turnout 45.39%
- Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N) 2,467 (53.17%)
- James Laurence Carew (Ind N-H) 2,173 (46.83%)
- majority 294 (6.34%)
- 1906 (13 January) general election
- Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N): Unopposed
- 1910 (19 January) general election
- 8,739 electors; 5,798 voted; turnout 66.35%
- Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N) 4,559 (78.63%)
- George Bernard O'Connor (U) 1,239 (21.37%)
- majority 3,320 (57.26%)
- 1910 (3 December) general election
- Joseph Patrick Nannetti (N): Unopposed
- Nannetti died
- 1915 (11 June) by-election
- 8,167 electors; 4,261 voted; turnout 52.17%
- John Dillon Nugent (N) 2,445 (57.38%)
- Thomas Farren (Lab) 1,816 (42.62%)
- majority 629 (14.76%)
- 1918 (14 December) general election
- 21,414 electors; 12,515 voted; turnout 58.44%
- Seán T. O'KellySean T. O'KellySeán Thomas O'Kelly was the second President of Ireland . He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until his election as President. During this time he served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Finance...
(SF) 9,662 (77.20%) - Joseph Coghlan Briscoe (Ind N) 2,853 (22.80%)
- majority 6,809 (54.41%)
See also
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic from 1919–1922. The Dáil was first formed by 73 Sinn Féin MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Their manifesto refused to recognise the British parliament at Westminster and...
- Members of the 1st DáilMembers of the 1st DáilThis is a list of the 105 MPs who were elected for Irish seats at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, but refused to attend the British House of Commons in Westminster...
External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
- Official website