Dublin University (constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox constituency Dublin University is a university constituency in Ireland, which elects three senators to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). Its electorate comprises the undergraduate scholars and graduates of the University of Dublin, whose sole constituent college is Trinity College Dublin, so it is often also referred to as the Trinity College constituency. Between 1613 and 1937 it elected MPs or TDs to a series of representative legislative bodies.

Representation

From	To	Chamber	Members
1613	1800	House of Commons of Ireland	2
1801	1832	House of Commons of the United Kingdom	1
1832	1922	House of Commons of the United Kingdom	2
1921	1922	House of Commons of Southern Ireland	4
1922	1923	Dáil Éireann	4
1923	1937	Dáil Éireann	3
1938	present	Seanad Éireann	3

House of Commons of Ireland (1613–1800)

Template:Infobox constituency When James I first convened the Parliament of Ireland, the University of Dublin was given two MPs, elected by the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College. It was not represented among the 30 Irish MPs which were part of the Protectorate Parliament during the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Party organisations were not persistent during this time period, and have been added where appropriate. Among the MPs for the university in this period was John FitzGibbon, who later as Lord Chancellor of Ireland played a key role in the passage of the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Parliament	Election	MP (Party)		MP (Party)
Parliament of James I	1613	William Temple		Charles Doyne
	1628	William Bedell		James Donnellan
	1628	William Fitzgerald
First Parliament of Charles I	1634	Sir James Ware
Second Parliament of Charles I	1639			William Gilbert
First Protectorate Parliament	1654	University not represented
Parliament of Charles II	1661	Sir James Ware		John Butler
Parliament of James II	1689	Sir John Meade, Bt		Joseph Coghlan
First Parliament of William III and Mary II	1692	Sir Cyril Wyche		rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	William Molyneux (Whig)
Second Parliament of William III	1695	Richard Aldworth
	1698			William Crow
First Parliament of Anne	1703	Sir William Robinson		Edward Southwell
Second Parliament of Anne	1713	rowspan=5 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	Marmaduke Coghill (Whig)	John Elwood
Parliament of George I	1715	Samuel Dopping
	1721	Edward Hopkins
Parliament of George II	1727	Samuel Molyneux
	1728	John Elwood
	1739			Philip Tisdall
	1741	Archibald Acheson
First Parliament of George III	1761	William Clement
Second Parliament of George III	1768	Sir Capel Molyneaux, Bt
Third Parliament of George III	1776	rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	Walter Burgh (Patriot)	Richard Hely-Hutchinson Template:Efn
	1778	John FitzGibbon
	1782			rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	Lawrence Parsons (Patriot)
Fourth Parliament of George III	1783	Arthur Browne
Fifth Parliament of George III	1790			Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Sixth Parliament of George III	1797			George Knox

House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)

Template:Infobox UK constituency The Acts of Union 1800 merged the Parliament of Ireland with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The 300 seats in the Irish House of Commons were reduced to 100 Irish members in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The union took effect on 1 January 1801. The University of Dublin had one seat in this Parliament. There was no new election for the First Parliament of the United Kingdom: for constituencies like the University of Dublin which were reduced to one MP, they were chosen by lot, in this instance, George Knox.

In the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832, the university was given a second seat in Parliament, elected by plurality-at-large, and the franchise was extended to all those with a Master of Arts degree. At this stage, there were 2,073 voters on the register. Plural voting, by those who held a vote in the university constituency and also in a geographical one, was allowed and prevalent.

A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the parliamentary history of the university.

By charter of James I. the university returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union; after which time it returned only one member to the Imperial parliament, till the recent Reform act, since which it has returned two. The right of election, which was originally vested solely in the provost, fellows, and scholars, has, by the same act, been extended to all members of the age of 21 years, who had obtained, or should hereafter obtain, a fellowship, scholarship, or the degree of Master of Arts, and whose names should be on the college books : members thus qualified, who had removed their names from the books, were allowed six months to restore them, on paying a fee of £2, and such as continued their names, merely to qualify them to vote, pay annually to the college the sum of £1, or a composition of £5 in lieu of annual payment. The number of names restored under this provision was 3005, and at present the constituency amounts to 3135. The provost is the returning officer.

The Representation of the People Act 1918 extended the electorate to include all male graduates and scholars over the age of 21 and all female graduates and scholars over the age of 30, to be elected by single transferable vote. There were 4,541 voters registered for the 1918 general election. Plural voting continued to be allowed.

During the period of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain, the constituency predominantly elected Tory, Conservative and Unionist MPs, including Edward Gibson, who was later (as Lord Ashbourne) responsible for the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885, and Edward Carson, who led the Irish Unionist Alliance.

Dublin University was represented in the House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State became a dominion on 6 December 1922.

Election	MP (Party)		MP (Party)
1801	rowspan=4 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	George Knox (T)	University represented by one seat until 1832
1802
1806
1807	John Leslie Foster (T)
1812	rowspan=5 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	William Plunket (W)
1818
1820
1822 by-election
1826
1827 by-election	rowspan=4 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	John Wilson Croker (T)
1830	Thomas Lefroy (T, C)
1831
1832		style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Frederick Shaw (T, C)
1835		rowspan=31 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |		rowspan=31 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |
1837
1841
1842 by-election	Joseph Jackson (C)
1843 by-election	George Hamilton (C)
1847
1848 by-election		Joseph Napier (C)
1852 by-election
1852
1857
1858 by-election		Anthony Lefroy (C)
1859 by-election	James Whiteside (C)
1859
1865
1866 by-election	John Walsh (C)
1867 by-election	Hedges Chatterton (C)
1867 by-election	Robert Warren (C)
1868	John Ball (C)
1870 by-election		David Plunket (C, U)
1874
1874 by-election
Jan. 1875 by-election	Edward Gibson (C)
Feb. 1875 by-election
1877 by-election
1880
1885 by-election	Hugh Holmes (C, U)
1885
1886
1886 by-election
1887 by-election	Dodgson Madden (U)
1888 by-election
1892	rowspan=12 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|		Edward Carson (U)	rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|
1895
1895 by-election	rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	W. E. H. Lecky (Lib U)
1900
1903 by-election	rowspan=10 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	James Campbell (U)
1906
Jan. 1910
1900 by-election
Dec. 1910
1916 by-election
Feb. 1917 by-election	Arthur Samuels (U)
Oct. 1917 by-election
1918		rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color"|	Robert Woods (Ind U)
1919 by-election	William Jellett (U)

House of Commons of Southern Ireland (1921–1922)

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland.

Dublin University was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The seats were filled by Independent Unionist MPs who were returned unopposed. They were the only MPs who attended the abortive first meeting of the House. After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the four MPs met with the Pro-Treaty members of the Second Dáil to ratify the Treaty. The Parliament was formally dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

Dáil Éireann (1918–1937)

Sinn Féin contested the 1918 Westminster 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 entitled to return two Teachtaí Dála (known in English as Deputies and abbreviated as TDs) 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, including the two Unionist MPs from Dublin University, was a member of the First Dáil. In practice only Sinn Féin members participated.

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:

1. That the Parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
2. 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 Allegiance.
3. 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 first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil.

Sinn Féin used the polls for the Northern Ireland House of Commons 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 this university all other constituencies elected Sinn Féin TDs. The university elected four Independent Unionist members unopposed. As with the First Dáil, those Deputies could have joined the Dáil if they chose.

The Third Dáil elected in 1922 was, in United Kingdom law, the constituent assembly for the Irish Free State. From this time the Dáil represented only the twenty-six Irish counties and not the six counties of Northern Ireland. Non-Sinn Féin Deputies, including those from the university, began to participate in the Dáil.

In the Electoral Act 1923, the Irish Free State defined its own Dáil constituencies. The University of Dublin was granted three seats, to be elected by single transferable vote by all graduates and scholars, regardless of sex, over the age of 21. Plural voting was not allowed.

The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936, removed the provisions in Constitution of the Irish Free State for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas, which took place on 14 June 1937. Voters resident in the State had their Dáil registration switched to the geographical constituency of their registered address.

Seanad Éireann (1938 to present)

Article 18.4 of the Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937, provided that the university would have three seats in the new Seanad Éireann. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to the constitutional provision, and provided that they would be elected by single transferable vote. The first Seanad election took place in 1938, and thereafter elections to the Seanad take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil. The Seventh Amendment of the Constitution, adopted in 1979, allows for a redistribution of the six university seats among the University of Dublin, the National University of Ireland, and any other institutions of higher education in the State which do not have representation.

Under the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024, the 2025 Seanad election to the 27th Seanad will be the last general election for the National University and the Dublin University constituencies. Polls for this election will close on 29 January 2025. At any Seanad general election held after 31 March 2025, they will be substituted by a new six-seat Higher Education constituency, enfranchising graduates from all institutions of higher education recognised under the Higher Education Act 2022. If a vacancy occurs during the 27th Seanad in the Dublin University constituency, the electorate will be Dublin University graduates on the Higher Education constituency register of electors.

The electorate is Irish citizens who have received a degree from the university, or undergraduates who have been awarded a foundation scholarship or non-foundation scholarship at Trinity College. After the Fourth Amendment in 1972, the age of eligibility was lowered from 21 to 18. Voting for the Seanad is distinct from that for the Dáil, so it is not considered plural voting; however, plural voting is possible for those who have received degrees from both the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland. Trinity College Dublin is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, so the electorate is predominantly composed of graduates of Trinity; however, from 1975 to 1998, the University of Dublin also awarded the degrees of graduates at the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Nominations are by electors in their personal capacity; unlike Dáil elections, there is no provision for nomination by parties. Most of the senators for the constituency have campaigned as Independents, though Mary Robinson and Ivana Bacik took the Labour Party whip for periods of their time in the Seanad.

A number of the senators have had a reputation as being quite socially liberal, including Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, Noël Browne, and Catherine McGuinness. Three Senators were later appointed to the Supreme Court: T. C. Kingsmill Moore, Gardner Budd and Catherine McGuinness. Mary Robinson, first elected in 1969, was later elected as President of Ireland in 1990. In 1987, David Norris became the first openly gay member of either house of the Oireachtas. The senators have often included current or recent academics within Trinity College, such as professor of Latin and provost Ernest Alton, professor of Greek William Bedell Stanford, professor of mathematics Trevor West, professor of medicine Mary Henry, Ivana Bacik in law, and David Norris in English. Template:Irish Sen table begin Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table by-election Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table Seanad Template:Irish Sen table Sen with party link Template:Irish Sen table end

Elections

From 1832 (when registers of electors were first prepared) a turnout figure is given, for the percentage of the registered electors who voted. If the number of registered electors eligible to take part in a contested election is unknown, then the last known electorate figure is used to calculate an estimated turnout. If the numbers of registered electors and electors taking part in the poll are known, an exact turnout figure is calculated. In two member bloc vote elections (in which an elector could cast one or two votes as he chose), where the exact number of electors participating is unknown, an estimated turnout figure is given. This is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast by two. To the extent that electors used only one of their votes the estimated turnout figure is an underestimate.

Elections in the 2010s

2011 election

In 2011 Karin Dubsky, who was listed on the printed ballot papers, discovered after their distribution that she was not an Irish citizen and thus ineligible, and advised electors not to vote for her. The returning officer ruled that ballots giving her a first preference would be excluded, but ballots giving her a lower preference would be transferred to the next lower preference when relevant. Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box end2 Template:Notelist

Elections in the 2000s

2007 election

2007 Seanad election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Shane Ross	5,379	31.8	1	1
		David Norris	5,240	31.0	2	1
		Ivana Bacik	2,794	16.5	3	8
		Maurice Gueret	1,155	6.8
		Rosaleen McDonagh	684	4.0
		Seán O'Connor	514	3.0
		David Hutchinson Edgar	330	2.0
		Shay Conway	214	1.7
		David Martin	223	1.3
		Ike Efobi	201	1.2
		Stephen Douglas	183	1.1

2002 election

2002 Seanad election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		David Norris	3,493	24.5	1	5
		Shane Ross	3,465	24.3	2	5
		Mary Henry	2,123	14.9	3	10
		Ivana Bacik	1,591	11.2
		Sean Barrett	994	7.0
		Maurice Gueret	780	5.5
		Rosaleen McDonagh	733	5.2
		P.J. O'Meara	265	1.9
		David Martin	212	1.5
		Prabu Kulkarni	185	1.3
		Gerard McHugh	156	1.1
		Anthony O'Donnell	142	1.0
		Declan Boland	98	0.7
Electorate: 38,488   Valid: 14,237   Quota: 3,560   Turnout: 37.0%

Elections in the 1990s

1997 election

1997 Seanad election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		David Norris	4,866	36.4	1	1
		Shane Ross	2,475	18.5	3	6
		Mary Henry	2,410	18.0	2	5
		Sean Barrett	1,491	11.2
		Ivana Bacik	885	6.6
		Henry Mountcharles	461	3.5
		David Martin	345	2.6
		Prabhu Kulkarni	218	1.6
		Brian Caul	149	1.1
		Nigel Hutson	74	0.6

1993 election

1993 Seanad election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		David Norris	3,569	31.1	1	1
		Shane Ross	2,672	23.3	2	4
		Mary Henry	1,980	17.3	3	10
		James Rickard	1,006	8.8
		Claire Wheeler	505	4.4
		Alan Stanford	360	3.1
		Virginia Hogan	291	2.5
		David Martin	257	2.2
		John Dillon	251	2.2
		Erick Dillon	225	2.0
		Prabhu Kulkarni	129	1.1
		Frederick O'Connell	118	1.0
		Florence O'Donoghue	81	0.7
		Peter Cooke	28	0.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 by-election

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Elections in the 1960s

1960 by-election

Following the death of William Fearon on 27 December 1959.

Elections in the 1940s

1944 election

1944 Seanad election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		T. C. Kingsmill Moore	755	32.9	1	1
		William Fearon	621	27.0	2	1
		Joseph Johnston	437	19.0	3	4
		Robert Rowlette	419	18.2
		Eoin O'Mahony	65	2.8
Electorate: 3,886   Valid: 2,297   Quota: 575   Turnout: 59.1%

Elections in the 1930s

1933 by-election

Held on 13 October 1933, following the death of independent TD Sir James Craig.

1933 by-election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Robert Rowlette	Unopposed	N/A	1
Electorate: 3,260   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1933 election

1933 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 3,260   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1932 election

1932 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 3,182   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

Elections in the 1920s

September 1927 election

September 1927 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 2,084   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1923 election

1923 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	3
Electorate: 1,400   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1922 election

1922 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		Gerald Fitzgibbon	Unopposed	N/A	3
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	4
Electorate: 1,150   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1921 election

1921 general election: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
		Ernest Alton	Unopposed	N/A	1
		James Craig	Unopposed	N/A	2
		Gerald Fitzgibbon	Unopposed	N/A	3
		William Thrift	Unopposed	N/A	4

Elections in the 1910s

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1919 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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• Caused by Samuels' appointment to the High Court of Justice in Ireland.

This was the last UK Parliament election held in the 26 counties which became the Irish Free State.

Note: The Times edition of 23 December 1918 reported that the Provost of the University, as returning officer, did not announce the figures. It was ascertained that Woods had 1,094 votes when elected. The above is the best reconstruction of the later counts which is possible with the available information.

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October 1917 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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• Caused by Samuels' appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.

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February 1917 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Woods	679	26.94
Majority			1,162	46.12
Turnout			2,520	60.9
Registered electors			4,138
	hold		Swing	N/A

• Caused by Campbell's appointment as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.

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1916 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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• Caused by Campbell's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.

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December 1910 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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January 1910 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

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Elections in the 1900s

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1906 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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1903 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Samuels	1,421	48.8
Majority			71	2.4
Turnout			2,913	64.0
Registered electors			4,553
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	N/A

• Caused by Lecky's resignation.

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1900 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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1900 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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• Caused by Carson's appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales.

Elections in the 1890s

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1895 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Wright	1,011	36.5
Majority			746	27.0
Turnout			2,768	61.4
Registered electors			4,506
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	N/A

• Caused by Plunket's succession to the peerage, becoming Baron Rathmore.

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1895 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			4,506
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1892 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Corry Jones Lowry	897	19.1
Majority			712	15.2
Turnout			2,347 (est)	53.9 (est)
Registered electors			4,352
	hold		Swing	N/A
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Elections in the 1880s

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1888 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			4,094
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• Caused by Madden's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.

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1887 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Clare Parsons	712	34.1
Majority			664	31.8
Turnout			2,088	51.0
Registered electors			4,092
	hold		Swing	N/A

• Caused by Holmes' appointment as a judge.

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1886 by-election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			4,155
	hold
	hold

• Caused by Plunket's appointment as First Commissioner of Works, and Holmes' appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.

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1886 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hugh Herbert Johnston	56	1.5
		Edward Patrick Sarsfield Counsell	55	1.4
Majority			1,799	46.9
Turnout			1,916 (est)	46.1 (est)
Registered electors			4,155
	hold		Swing	N/A
	hold		Swing	N/A

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1885 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			4,155
	hold
	hold

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1885 by-election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold
	hold

• Caused by Plunket's appointment as First Commissioner of Works, and Gibson's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland, becoming Baron Ashbourne.

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1880 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			3,539
	hold
	hold

Elections in the 1870s

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1877 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			3,393
	hold

• Caused by Gibson's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.

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February 1875 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			2,438
	hold

• Caused by Plunket's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.

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January 1875 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alexander Edward Miller	759	30.3
		Anthony Traill	538	21.5
Majority			451	18.0
Turnout			2,507	102.8Template:Efn
Registered electors			2,438
	hold

• Caused by Ball's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

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1874 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Ball's appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland.

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1874 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			1,700
	hold
	hold

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1870 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Lefroy's resignation.

Elections in the 1860s

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1868 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Grogan	743	23.3
		Thomas Ebenezer Webb	216	6.8
Majority			334	10.4
Turnout			1,704 (est)	79.2 (est)
Registered electors			2,151
	hold		Swing	N/A
	hold		Swing	N/A

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August 1867 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

• Caused by Chatterton's appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Ireland.

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March 1867 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

• Caused by Chatterton's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.

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February 1867 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Walsh's appointment as Master of the Rolls in Ireland

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1866 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			1,700
	hold

• Caused by Whiteside's appointment as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

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1865 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Ball	542	19.4
Majority			503	18.0
Turnout			1,399 (est)	82.3 (est)
Registered electors			1,700
	hold		Swing	N/A
	hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1850s

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1859 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			1,700
	hold
	hold

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1859 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			1,700
	hold

• Caused by Hamilton's resignation.

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1858 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Edward Gayer	350	37.2
Majority			239	25.5
Turnout			939	55.2
Registered electors			1,700
	hold

• Caused by Napier's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

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1857 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Anthony Lawson	272	13.5
		John Wilson	116	5.8
Majority			519	25.9
Turnout			1,004 (est)	59.1 (est)
Registered electors			1,700
	hold
	hold

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1852 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			1,700
	hold
	hold

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1852 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Napier's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.

Elections in the 1840s

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1848 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Shaw's resignation.

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1847 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Napier	540	24.5
		James MacCullagh	374	16.8
Majority			32	1.1
Turnout			1,190	56.7
Registered electors			2,100
	hold
	hold

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1843 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Jackson's appointment as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland.

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1842 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Lefroy's appointment as Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.

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1841 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold
	hold

Elections in the 1830s

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1837 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Frederick Shaw		45.4
		Thomas Lefroy		44.7
		Joseph Stock		9.9
Turnout			940	44.8
	hold
	hold

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1835 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	hold
	hold

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1832 general election: Dublin University (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Cecil Crampton	423	12.4
		George Ponsonby	390	11.4
Majority			867	25.4
Turnout			1,724	83.8
Registered electors			2,058
	hold		Swing	+10.7
	win (new seat)

• The constituency gained a second seat at the 1832 general election under the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832.

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1831 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Cecil Crampton	36	45.0
Majority			8	10.0
Turnout			80	87.0
Registered electors			Template:Replace
	hold		Swing	+11.6

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1830 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Thomas Langlois Lefroy		43.4
		John Wilson Croker		39.5
		John Henry North		17.1
Turnout			76	79.2
	hold

Elections in the 1820s

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1827 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Henry North	29	32.6
		Thomas Langlois Lefroy	22	24.7
Majority			9	10.1
Registered electors
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	N/A

• Caused by Plunket's succession to the peerage, becoming Baron Plunket.

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1826 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

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1822 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Plunket's appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.

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1820 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

Elections in the 1810s

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1818 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Wilson Croker	30	46.9
Majority			4	6.2
Registered electors
	hold

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1812 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	gain from

Elections in the 1800s

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1807 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Thornton Macklin	4	8.0
Majority			42	84.0
Registered electors
	hold

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1806 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Leslie Foster	32	47.7
Majority			3	4.6
Registered electors
	hold

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1805 by-election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Caused by Knox's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

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1802 general election: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Plunket	29	42.7
Majority			10	14.6
Registered electors
	hold

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1801 co-option: Dublin University (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

• The constituency had two seats in the Irish House of Commons. This was reduced to one seat for the 1801 co-option. Lots were drawn to determine which of the two MPs, George Knox and Arthur Browne, would get the seat.

See also

• List of Irish constituencies
• List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic)

References

Sources

• 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)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• The Times (of London), editions of 23 December 1918 and 17 June 1927