# Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Lisburn was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

## Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Lisburn in County Antrim.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Note |
| | 1 January 1801 | George Hatton | Tory | 1801: Co-opted |
| | 12 July 1802 | Earl of Yarmouth | Tory | |
| | 20 October 1812 | Lord Henry Moore | Tory | |
| | 29 June 1818 | John Leslie Foster | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for Armagh City |
| | 22 February 1819 | Horace Seymour | Tory | |
| | 16 June 1826 | Henry Meynell | Tory | |
| | 18 December 1834 | Henry Meynell | Conservative | |
| | 5 August 1847 | Horace Seymour | Peelite | Died 23 November 1851 |
| | 5 January 1852 | Sir James Emerson Tennent | Conservative | Resigned |
| | 11 December 1852 | Roger Johnson Smyth | Peelite | Died 19 September 1853 |
| | 14 October 1853 | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Radical | Did not seek re-election |
| | 2 April 1857 | Jonathan Richardson | Whig | |
| | 28 April 1859 | Jonathan Richardson | Conservative | Resigned |
| | 23 February 1863 | John Dougherty Barbour | Liberal | Unseated on petition - new writ issued |
| | 23 June 1863 | Edward Wingfield Verner | Conservative | Resigned |
| | 19 February 1873 | Sir Richard Wallace, Bt | Conservative | Last MP for the constituency |
| 1885 | 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1835: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 203 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Meynell was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 20 September 1841: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Horace Seymour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 462 | | |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1850s

Seymour's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 5 January 1852: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite |
General election 1852: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite |
Tennent resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.
By-election, 11 December 1852: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Roger Johnson Smyth | 99 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Inglis | 87 | 46.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186 | 85.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 217 | | |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
Smyth's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 14 October 1853: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 217 | | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative |
General election 1857: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Jonathan Richardson | 138 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James McGarel-Hogg | 131 | 48.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269 | 90.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 296 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Richardson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 314 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1860s

Richardson resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 February 1863: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 140 | 51.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134 | 48.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 274 | 87.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
On petition, Barbour was unseated due to his and his agent's bribery and treating, causing a by-election.
By-election, 26 June 1863: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 151 | 62.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Jonathon Richardson (MP) | 90 | 37.0 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Barbour | 2 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243 | 77.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1865: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134 | 66.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 69 | 34.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203 | 64.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 469 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

Verner's resignation to contest a by-election in Armagh caused a by-election.
By-election, 19 Feb 1873: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 568 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1874: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 519 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Lisburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 768 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |