National University of Ireland (constituency)
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National University of Ireland (NUI) is a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, through which graduates of the National University of Ireland
have elected members of various legislative bodies including currently Seanad Éireann
.
Note: The member elected in 1918 sat in the First Dáil
and the members elected in 1921 served in the Second Dáil
, rather than the bodies to which they were officially elected.
on 1918 and continued to be entitled to be represented by one Member of Parliament
in the British House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State
became a dominion outside the United Kingdom
on 6 December 1922. The 1918 general election
took place on 14 December and the results were declared on 28 December, except for the university constituencies. NUI voted between 18 December–22 December and the result was declared on 23 December. Eoin MacNeill
was elected (and also for Londonderry City
) standing for Sinn Féin
and therefore did not take his seat in Westminster, instead serving as a member of the first Dáil Éireann.
established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland
.
NUI was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The seats were filled by four Sinn Féin
MPs, who were returned unopposed. They were amongst the 124 members (out of 128) who boycotted the abortive first meeting of the House instead they took part in the second Dáil Éireann.
The Parliament was dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Anglo-Irish Treaty
in 1922.
, Sinn Féin
contested the election on the basis that they would not take seats in the United Kingdom Parliament but would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin.
The University was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return one Teachta Dála
(known in English as a Deputy) in 1918 to serve in the Irish Republic
's First Dáil
. This revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919.
In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a member of the First Dáil
. In practice only Sinn Féin members participated, including the Deputy for the University.
The First Dáil, passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view.
The Second Dáil
first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil.
Sinn Féin had decided to use the polls for the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as an election for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil
. No actual voting was necessary in Southern Ireland
as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Except for University of Dublin all constituencies outside Northern Ireland
elected Sinn Féin TDs.
The National University of Ireland constituency elected four Sinn Féin members unopposed, who participated in the Dáil.
The Third Dáil
elected in 1922 was, in United Kingdom law, initially the constituent assembly
for the Irish Free State
and then the lower house. From this time the Dáil represented only twenty-six Irish counties and did not claim to represent the six counties of Northern Ireland
. Non-Sinn Féin Deputies began to stand for and participate in the Dáil.
In the Electoral Act 1923 the Irish Free State
defined its own Dáil constituencies. National University of Ireland was reduced to three seats.
The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936 repealed the Irish Free State
constitutional provision for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas which took place on 14 June 1937.
(the Free State Seanad
having been abolished in 1936).
The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to the new constitutional provision. The election to the Seanad took place in 1938. The 2nd Seanad first met on 27 April 1938.
NUI currently sends three members to the Seanad.
Proposals to reform the Seanad may lead to the end of university representation or to its modification (in accordance with a 1979 amendment to the Constitution) to permit the graduates of tertiary educational establishments other than the University of Dublin
and the National University of Ireland to participate in university Seanad elections. No decision has yet been made (as at 2010). As an example of the abolitionist view see the submission of the Green Party
on Seanad reform, in 2004.
is a federal
university
system of constituent universities (previously university college
s), and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and amended by the Universities Act, 1997.
As part of the redistribution of Parliamentary seats in 1918, the NUI was enfranchised as a new non-territorial Parliamentary constituency.
also entitled to vote in a territorial constituency.
In the Electoral Act 1923, the Irish Free State
abolished plural voting for University constituencies and enfranchised women on the same terms as men. Qualified voters could then decide whether to register for a University or a territorial constituency but not for both.
The qualifications for an elector to be registered as a University voter were set out in Section 1(2)(c) of the 1923 Act. They were to be registered at "the University constituency comprising a university in which he or she has received a degree other than an honorary degree or, in the case of the University of Dublin, has received such degree as aforesaid, or obtained a foundation scholarship, or, if a woman, obtained a non-foundation scholarship".
which was (in theory) represented as a Parliament of the United Kingdom
constituency 1918–1922. In 1918 the constituency used the First-past-the-post
system.
From 1921 parliamentary representatives of the University were elected using the single transferable vote
method of proportional representation
.
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
have elected members of various legislative bodies including currently Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
.
Summary
| From | To | Chamber | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1922 | House of Commons of the United Kingdom | 1 |
| 1921 | 1922 | House of Commons of Southern Ireland | 4 |
| 1922 | 1923 | 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... |
4 |
| 1923 | 1937 | 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... |
3 |
| 1938 | — | Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by... |
3 |
Note: The member elected in 1918 sat in the 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"...
and the members elected in 1921 served in 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...
, rather than the bodies to which they were officially elected.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NUI was enfranchised as a new university constituencyUniversity constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents a university rather than a geographical area. University constituencies may involve plural voting, in which eligible voters are permitted to vote in both a university constituency and a geographical...
on 1918 and continued to be entitled to be represented by 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,...
in the British House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
became a dominion outside the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on 6 December 1922. The 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
took place on 14 December and the results were declared on 28 December, except for the university constituencies. NUI voted between 18 December–22 December and the result was declared on 23 December. Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill was an Irish scholar, nationalist, revolutionary and politician. MacNeill is regarded as the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history. He was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture, going on to establish the Irish Volunteers...
was elected (and also for Londonderry City
Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
) standing for 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...
and therefore did not take his seat in Westminster, instead serving as a member of the first Dáil Éireann.
House of Commons of Southern Ireland
The Government of Ireland Act 1920Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which partitioned Ireland. The Act's long title was "An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland"; it is also known as the Fourth Home Rule Bill or as the Fourth Home Rule Act.The Act was intended...
established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland was a short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922.Southern Ireland was established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 together with its sister region, Northern Ireland...
.
NUI was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The seats were filled by four 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...
MPs, who were returned unopposed. They were amongst the 124 members (out of 128) who boycotted the abortive first meeting of the House instead they took part in the second Dáil Éireann.
The Parliament was dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty , officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the secessionist Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of...
in 1922.
Dáil Éireann
In the 1918 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, 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...
contested the election on the basis that they would not take seats in the United Kingdom Parliament but would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin.
The University was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return one Teachta Dála
Teachta 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...
(known in English as a Deputy) in 1918 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"...
. This revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919.
In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a member of the 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 practice only Sinn Féin members participated, including the Deputy for the University.
The First Dáil, passed a motion at its last meeting on 10 May 1921, the first three parts of which make explicit the republican view.
- That the parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
- That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of AllegianceOath of Allegiance (Ireland)The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann .-Text of the Oath:The Oath was included in Article 17 of the Irish Free State's 1922...
. - That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.
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...
first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil.
Sinn Féin had decided to use the polls for the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was called the Senate. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act...
and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as an election 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...
. No actual voting was necessary in Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland was a short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922.Southern Ireland was established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 together with its sister region, Northern Ireland...
as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Except for University of Dublin all constituencies outside Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
elected Sinn Féin TDs.
The National University of Ireland constituency elected four Sinn Féin members unopposed, who participated in the Dáil.
The Third Dáil
Third Dáil
The Third Dáil, also known as the Provisional Parliament or the Constituent Assembly, was:*the "provisional parliament" or "constituent assembly" of Southern Ireland from 9 August 1922 until 6 December 1922; and...
elected in 1922 was, in United Kingdom law, initially the constituent assembly
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
for the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
and then the lower house. From this time the Dáil represented only twenty-six Irish counties and did not claim to represent the six counties of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Non-Sinn Féin Deputies began to stand for and participate in the Dáil.
In the Electoral Act 1923 the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
defined its own Dáil constituencies. National University of Ireland was reduced to three seats.
The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936 repealed the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
constitutional provision for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas which took place on 14 June 1937.
Seanad Éireann
When Ireland adopted a new constitution, in 1937, this provided for the universities to be represented in a re-established Seanad ÉireannSeanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
(the Free State Seanad
Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)
Seanad Éireann was the upper house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State from 1922–1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, or as the First Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a number of constitutional amendments were...
having been abolished in 1936).
The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to the new constitutional provision. The election to the Seanad took place in 1938. The 2nd Seanad first met on 27 April 1938.
NUI currently sends three members to the Seanad.
Proposals to reform the Seanad may lead to the end of university representation or to its modification (in accordance with a 1979 amendment to the Constitution) to permit the graduates of tertiary educational establishments other than the University of Dublin
University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
and the National University of Ireland to participate in university Seanad elections. No decision has yet been made (as at 2010). As an example of the abolitionist view see the submission of the Green Party
Green Party (Ireland)
The Green Party is a green political party in Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983 and in 1987 was renamed to its current title in English...
on Seanad reform, in 2004.
Boundaries
The National University of IrelandNational University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
is a federal
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
system of constituent universities (previously university college
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
s), and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and amended by the Universities Act, 1997.
As part of the redistribution of Parliamentary seats in 1918, the NUI was enfranchised as a new non-territorial Parliamentary constituency.
Electorate
In 1918 the electorate included all registered male graduates over 21 (or over 19 if in armed services) and female graduates over 30. There were 3,819 voters registered for the 1918 general election. Most, if not all, of those electors would have been plural votersPlural voting
Plural voting is the practice whereby one person might be able to vote multiple times in an election. It is not to be confused with a plurality voting system which does not necessarily involve plural voting...
also entitled to vote in a territorial constituency.
In the Electoral Act 1923, the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
abolished plural voting for University constituencies and enfranchised women on the same terms as men. Qualified voters could then decide whether to register for a University or a territorial constituency but not for both.
The qualifications for an elector to be registered as a University voter were set out in Section 1(2)(c) of the 1923 Act. They were to be registered at "the University constituency comprising a university in which he or she has received a degree other than an honorary degree or, in the case of the University of Dublin, has received such degree as aforesaid, or obtained a foundation scholarship, or, if a woman, obtained a non-foundation scholarship".
Politics of the constituency
Sinn Féin defeated the Irish Parliamentary Party by a two to one margin in 1918. They lost one of their four seats in the 1922 elections. Until around the 1950s elections were largely partisan, but since then independents have tended to predominate.Electoral System
In 1918 the National University of Ireland was a single member, non-territorial University constituencyUniversity constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents a university rather than a geographical area. University constituencies may involve plural voting, in which eligible voters are permitted to vote in both a university constituency and a geographical...
which was (in theory) represented as a Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
constituency 1918–1922. In 1918 the constituency used the First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
system.
From 1921 parliamentary representatives of the University were elected using the single transferable vote
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...
method of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
.
Deputies 1918–1937 and Senators from 1938
| From | To | Name | Party | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1923 | Eoin MacNeill Eoin MacNeill Eoin MacNeill was an Irish scholar, nationalist, revolutionary and politician. MacNeill is regarded as the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history. He was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture, going on to establish the Irish Volunteers... |
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... |
15 May 1867 | 15 October 1945 |
| 1921 | 1922 | Ada English Ada English Ada English was an Irish revolutionary politician and psychiatrist.English was born in Caherciveen, County Kerry, to Patrick and Nora of Mullingar, County Westmeath. She had four siblings, including two brothers, Pierce and Frank... |
Sinn Féin | 10 January 1875 | 1 January 1944 |
| 1921 | 1933 | Michael Hayes Michael Hayes (politician) Michael Hayes was an Irish politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1921 general election and served until 1933. He served as Minister for Education during 1922... |
Sinn Féin / Cumann na nGaedheal from 1923 |
1 December 1889 | 11 July 1976 |
| 1921 | 1923 | William Stockley William Stockley William F. P. Stockley, M.A. D.Litt., was an Irish academic and Sinn Féin politician and Teachta Dála.-Early life:... |
Sinn Féin | 29 June 1859 | 22 July 1943 |
| 1922 | 1927 | William Magennis William Magennis William Magennis was an Irish politician and university professor. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, and University College Dublin. In 1893 he was called to the Bar... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... / Clann Éireann Clann Éireann Clann Éireann , also known as the People's Party, was a minor republican political party in the Irish Free State. The party was founded on 25 January 1926 as a result of a split from the ruling Cumann na nGaedheal party, to protest the Boundary Commission report, which permanently demarcated the... from 1926 |
18 May 1867 | 30 March 1946 |
| 1923 | 1937 | Patrick McGilligan Patrick McGilligan Patrick McGilligan was an Irish lawyer and Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael politician.McGilligan was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. He was educated at St... |
Independent / Cumann na nGaedheal from 1924 / Fine Gael Fine Gael Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000... from 1933 |
12 April 1889 | 15 November 1979 |
| 1927 | 1927 | Arthur Clery Arthur Clery Arthur Edward Clery was an Irish politician and university professor.-Early life and education:His father, Art Ua Cleirigh, was a barrister practising in India who published books on early Irish history. Clery was brought up to a considerable extent by a relative, Charles Dawson... |
Republican Irish Republicanism Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... |
1879 | November 1932 |
| 1927 | 1932 | Michael Tierney Michael Tierney (Professor of Greek) Michael Tierney was Professor of Greek at University College Dublin from 1923 to 1947 and President of UCD between 1947 and 1964, and was also a Cumann na nGaedheal politician.- Biography :... |
Cumann na nGaedheal | 30 September 1894 | 10 May 1975 |
| 1932 | 1936 | Conor Maguire Conor Maguire Conor Alexander Maguire was an Irish politician, lawyer and judge. He was a founding member of the Legal and Economic Society in UCD in 1911; now known as the University College Dublin Law Society... |
Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál... |
1889 | 26 September 1971 |
| 1933 | 1937 | Helena Concannon Helena Concannon Helena Concannon was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, historian, author and language scholar.She was Professor of History at University College Galway... |
Fianna Fáil | 1878 | 27 February 1952 |
| 1938 | 1944 | Michael Tierney Michael Tierney (Professor of Greek) Michael Tierney was Professor of Greek at University College Dublin from 1923 to 1947 and President of UCD between 1947 and 1964, and was also a Cumann na nGaedheal politician.- Biography :... |
Fine Gael | 30 September 1894 | 10 May 1975 |
| 1938 | 1952 | Helena Concannon Helena Concannon Helena Concannon was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, historian, author and language scholar.She was Professor of History at University College Galway... |
Fianna Fáil / Independent from 1951 |
1878 | 27 February 1952 |
| 1938 | 1960 | Henry Barniville Henry Barniville Henry Leo Barniville was an Irish independent politician and surgeon.He was educated at Rockwell College, County Tipperary and studied medicine at the National University of Ireland. After graduation in 1916, he worked as house surgeon at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin,... |
Independent | 1887 | 23 September 1960 |
| 1944 | 1948 | Michael J. Ryan | Independent | 1887 | 24 October 1952 |
| 1948 | 1965 | George O'Brien | Independent | 1892 | 31 December 1973 |
| 1953 | 1954 | John F. Cunningham | Independent | 1954 | |
| 1954 | 1957 | Roger McHugh | Independent | ||
| 1957 | 1977 | Patrick Quinlan | Independent | 8 November 2001 | |
| 1961 | 1969 | Dónall Ó Conalláin | Independent | 1907 | 7 December 1987 |
| 1965 | 1973 | Bryan Alton | Independent | 5 June 1919 | 18 January 1991 |
| 1969 | 1977 | John Horgan John Horgan (academic) John S. Horgan is the Press Ombudsman in the Republic of Ireland. An author and former Labour Party politician who served from 1969 to 1981 as a senator and then as a Teachta Dála , he was Professor of Journalism at Dublin City University before taking up the ombudsman post in 2007.- Political... |
Labour Party Labour Party (Ireland) The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish... |
26 October 1940 | |
| 1973 | 1981 | Augustine Martin Augustine Martin Thomas Augustine "Gus" Martin was an Irish academic, Anglo-Irish scholar, teacher, writer, broadcaster and literary critic... |
Independent | 13 November 1935 | 16 October 1995 |
| 1977 | 1982 | Gemma Hussey Gemma Hussey Gemma Hussey is a former Irish Fine Gael politician.Gemma Moran was born in Dublin in 1938 and educated at Loreto College, Foxrock and University College Dublin. Hussey had a successful career running a language school in the late 1960s and 70s... |
Independent / Fine Gael Fine Gael Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000... from 1981 |
11 November 1938 | |
| 1977 | 1982 | John A. Murphy John A. Murphy John A. Murphy is an Irish historian and a former senator. He is currently Emeritus Professor of history at University College Cork .... |
Independent | 17 January 1927 | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Liam B. Ryan | Independent | ||
| 1982 | 1987 | James Dooge James Dooge James Clement Dooge was an Irish politician, engineer, climatologist, hydrologist and academic. Dooge had a profound effect on the debate on climate change, in the world of hydrology and in politics in the formation of the European Union.Dooge lived a multifaceted existence with his roles... |
Fine Gael | 30 July 1922 | 20 August 2010 |
| 1982 | 1992 | Brendan Ryan | Independent | 1 August 1946 | |
| 1983 | 1987 | Michael D. Higgins Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins is the ninth and current President of Ireland, having taken office on 11 November 2011 following victory in the 2011 Irish presidential election. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, author and broadcaster. Higgins was President of the Labour Party until his... |
Labour Party | 18 April 1941 | |
| 1987 | 1992 | John A. Murphy John A. Murphy John A. Murphy is an Irish historian and a former senator. He is currently Emeritus Professor of history at University College Cork .... |
Independent | 17 January 1927 | |
| 1987 | date | Joe O'Toole Joe O'Toole Joseph John "Joe" O'Toole is a former Irish independent politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1987 to 2011.He was born and brought up in Dingle, County Kerry, O'Toole was a teacher for ten years and then a school principal in County Dublin... |
Independent | 20 July 1947 | |
| 1993 | 1997 | Joe Lee | Independent | 9 July 1942 | |
| 1993 | date | Feargal Quinn Feargal Quinn Feargal Quinn is an Irish politician, businessman, television personality and an independent member of Seanad Éireann.-Early and personal life:... |
Independent | 27 November 1936 | |
| 1997 | 2007 | Brendan Ryan | Independent / Labour Party from 14 January 1999 |
1 August 1946 | |
| 2007 | date | Rónán Mullen Rónán Mullen Rónán Thomas Mullen is an independent Irish Senator and delegate to the Council of Europe. He was elected in the National University of Ireland Seanad constituency in July 2007 and re-elected for a second term in 2011. Mullen is a frequent media commentator on social and political topics... |
Independent | 13 October 1970 |
UK House of Commons and Dáil Éireann
The 1918 general election took place on 14 December and the results were declared on 28 December, except for the university constituencies. NUI voted between 18 December–22 December and the result was declared on 23 December.House of Commons of Southern Ireland and Dáil Éireann
|}1922 general election
1923 general election
- Hayes also stood successfully for Dublin SouthDublin 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...
but chose to sit for this constituency. - MacNeill also stood successfully for Clare but chose to sit for that constituency.
1923 by-election
- By-election was caused by the resignation of Eoin MacNeill.
June 1927 general election
September 1927 general election
1932 general election
1933 general election
- Seat vacant in November 1936 on appointment of Maguire as a Justice of the High Court
2002 election
2007 election
See also
- National University of IrelandNational University of IrelandThe National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
- List of Irish constituencies
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 1918 general election. This Parliament was elected on 14 December 1918, assembled on 4 February 1919 and was dissolved on 26 October 1922....
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic)
- 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...
Sources
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
- The Times of London, various editions