Queen's County (UK Parliament constituency)
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Queen's County was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801–1885 and one in 1918–1922.
now known as County Laois
, except for the Parliamentary borough
of Portarlington
1801–1885.
Note:-
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of Queen's CountyCounty Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
now known as County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, except for the Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
of Portarlington
Portarlington, Laois
The 1690s were marked by 15 or more Huguenot families who were driven from France as religious refugees.Present day one of the Towns main thoroughfares is still named 'French Church Street', with its French church situated just off the market square....
1801–1885.
MPs 1801–1885
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| 1801 United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801... |
Sir John Parnell, Bt | Charles Coote | ||||
| 1801, 28 December | Hon. William Wellesley-Pole William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH, PC, PC , known as The Lord Maryborough between 1821 and 1842, was a British politician and an elder brother of the Duke of Wellington.... |
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| 1802, 5 April | Henry Parnell | |||||
| 1802, 23 July | Sir Eyre Coote | |||||
| 1806, 17 February | Sir Henry Parnell | |||||
| 1821, 27 August | Sir Charles Coote, Bt | |||||
| 1832, 24 December United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Patrick Lalor | |||||
| 1835, 20 January | Hon. Thomas Vesey Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci , was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
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| 1837, 15 August | John FitzPatrick John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC , known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician.... |
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| 1841, 10 July | Hon. Thomas Vesey Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci , was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
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| 1847, 7 August | John FitzPatrick John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC , known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician.... |
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| 1852, 19 July | Michael Dunne | Sir Charles Coote, Bt | ||||
| 1859, 10 May | Francis Plunket Dunne | |||||
| 1865, 22 July | John FitzPatrick John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC , known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician.... |
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| 1868, 23 November | Kenelm Thomas Digby | |||||
| 1870, 4 January | Edmund Dease | |||||
| 1880, 8 April | Richard Lalor Richard Lalor Richard Lalor was Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for Queen's County, 1880-85 and for Queen's County , 1885-92.... |
Arthur O'Connor Arthur O'Connor (MP) Arthur O'Connor , was an Irish politician and Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1880 to 1900.He was elected to the House of Commons as MP... |
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... |
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| 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across... |
Constituency divided: see Queen's County Leix Queen's County Leix (UK Parliament constituency) Leix, a division of Queen's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency... and Queen's County Ossory Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency) Ossory, a division of Queen's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency... |
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MPs 1885–1918
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
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| 1918 | Single member constituency created | |||
| 1918, December 14 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... 1 |
Kevin Christopher O'Higgins | 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... |
Did not take his seat at Westminster Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons... |
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| 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Note:-
- 1 Date of polling day. The result was declared on 28 December 1918, to allow time for votes cast by members of the armed forces to be included in the count.