# Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency)

College Green, a division of the parliamentary borough of Dublin, was a 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 no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised part of the city of Dublin. It was predominantly on the northside of the city, but crossed the River Liffey to include College Green.
From 1885 to 1918, it was defined as:
From 1918 to 1922, it was defined as:

## History

Prior to the 1885 general election, the city was the undivided two-member Dublin City constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Dublin was divided into four divisions: College Green, Dublin Harbour, St Stephen's Green and St Patrick's. This was a strongly Nationalist area, which moved after the 1916 Easter Rising to supporting Sinn Féin. In the 1918 election, Sinn Féin got more than three-quarters of the vote.
Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Clontarf, St James's and St Michan's.
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 Seán T. O'Kelly, elected for College Green. He was the presiding officer of the First Dáil (with the title Ceann Comhairle) from 22 January 1919. His appointment as Ceann Comhairle was confirmed 1 April 1919.
Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the area was combined with the Dublin Harbour Division to form Dublin Mid, a 4-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a single constituency at Westminster. At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil. Seán T. O'Kelly was one of the four TDs for Dublin Mid.
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 Dublin Mid 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

| Year | MP | Party | Party |
| 1885 | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1890 | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) |
| 1892 | J.E. Kenny | | Irish National League (Parnellite) |
| 1896 | James Laurence Carew | | Irish National League (Parnellite) |
| 1900 | Joseph Nannetti | | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1915 | John Dillon Nugent | | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1918 | Seán T. O'Kelly | | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | 6,548 | 81.2 | |
| | Liberal | David Sherlock | 1,518 | 18.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,030 | 62.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,066 | 74.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,797 | | |
| | 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: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | 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: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | J.E. Kenny | 2,568 | 50.1 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Henry Cochrane | 1,441 | 28.1 | New |
| | Irish National Federation | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | 1,116 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,127 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,125 | 75.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,781 | | |
| | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | J.E. Kenny | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold |
By-election, 1896: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | James Laurence Carew | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold | Irish National League hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nannetti | 2,467 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Healyite Nationalist | James Laurence Carew | 2,173 | 46.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,640 | 45.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,223 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1906 general election: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nannetti | 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: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nannetti | 4,559 | 78.6 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | George Bernard O'Connor | 1,239 | 21.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,320 | 57.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,798 | 66.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,739 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Nannetti | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-election 1915: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Dillon Nugent | 2,445 | 57.38 | N/A |
| | Labour | Thomas Farren | 1,816 | 42.62 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 14.76 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,261 | 52.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,167 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 1918: Dublin College Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán T. O'Kelly | 9,662 | 77.2 | New |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Joseph Coghland Briscoe | 2,853 | 22.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,809 | 54.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,515 | 58.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,414 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |