# North Dublin (UK Parliament constituency)

North Dublin (otherwise known as North County Dublin), a division of County Dublin, is a former parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1922. From 1918 to 1921, it was also used as a constituency for Dáil Éireann. From the dissolution of 1922, the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern and western parts of County Dublin.
From 1885 to 1918, it was defined as:
It was bounded by South Meath to the north-west, North Kildare to the south-west, West Wicklow and East Wicklow to the south, the city of Dublin, South Dublin and the sea to the east. It comprised the polling districts of Stepaside, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Rathcoole, Blanchardstown, Lucan, Kilmainham, Drumcondra, Coolock, Howth, Swords, Naul, Balbriggan, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Malahide, and Clontarf.
In 1900, the boundaries of the city of Dublin were extended to include areas such as Kilmainham and Clontarf. These areas were transferred to city constituencies in 1918.
From 1918 to 1922, North Dublin was defined as:

## History

Prior to the 1885 general election, the county was the undivided two-member County Dublin constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the county was divided into two single-member divisions of North Dublin and South Dublin. Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the parliamentary representation of the administrative county was increased from two to four divisions. South Dublin was extended to the west, with the creation of two new divisions of Pembroke and Rathmines.
At the 1918 general election, Sinn Féin issued an election manifesto in which it called for a "establishment of a constituent assembly comprising persons chosen by Irish constituencies". After the election, Sinn Féin invited all those elected for Irish constituencies to sit as members of Dáil Éireann, termed Teachta Dála (or TD, known in English as a Deputy). In practice, only those elected for Sinn Féin attended. This included Frank Lawless, elected for North Dublin.
Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the area was combined with the Pembroke, Rathmines and South Dublin Divisions to form Dublin County, a 6-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a two-seat constituency at Westminster. Sinn Féin treated the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons as part of the election to the Second Dáil. The six seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin. Lawless was one of the six TDs for Dublin County.
Under s. 1(4) of the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland". Therefore, no vote was held in County Dublin at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Party |
| 2 December 1885 | J. J. Clancy | | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1891 | J. J. Clancy | | Irish National League (Parnellite) |
| 5 October 1900 | J. J. Clancy | | Irish Parliamentary |
| 14 December 1918 | Frank Lawless | | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | 7,560 | 84.1 | |
| | Irish Conservative | William Caldbeck Roper-Caldbeck | 1,425 | 15.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,135 | 68.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,985 | 72.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,329 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | J. J. Clancy | 3,991 | 47.9 | N/A |
| | Irish National Federation | Joseph Mooney | 2,696 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Edward Hamilton Woods | 1,638 | 19.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,325 | 73.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,400 | | |
| | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | J. J. Clancy | 4,520 | 66.5 | +18.6 |
| | Irish Unionist | Daniel Wilson | 2,280 | 33.5 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,240 | 33.0 | +17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,800 | 59.8 | −13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,378 | | |
| | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: North Dublin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Frank Lawless | 9,138 | 67.4 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Clancy | 4,428 | 32.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,710 | 34.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,566 | 68.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,799 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |

## Notes, citations and sources
### Citations

* ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict., c. 23)". Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. p. 188.
* ↑ "Report of the Boundary Commission (Ireland): County of Dublin (Map)". Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. DIPPAM: Documenting Ireland, Parliament, People and Migration. p. 18. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
* ↑ "Report of the Boundary Commission (Ireland)". Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. DIPPAM: Documenting Ireland, Parliament, People and Migration. p. 17. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
* ↑ "Redistribution of seats (Ireland) Act 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5, c. 65)". Retrieved 1 October 2022.
* ↑ "Government of Ireland Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 67): Fifth Schedule". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
* ↑ "PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT. - ELECTIONS – Dáil Éireann (1st Dáil) – Vol. F No. 21". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 May 1921. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
* ↑ "Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 4)". Historical Documents. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
* ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 348, 389. ISBN 0901714127.