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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.

Lisburn
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCounty Antrim
BoroughLisburn
1801–1885
Seats1
Created fromLisburn (IHC)
Replaced bySouth Antrim

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberPartyNote
1 January 1801George HattonTory1801: Co-opted
12 July 1802Earl of YarmouthTory
20 October 1812Lord Henry MooreTory
29 June 1818John Leslie FosterToryAlso returned by and elected to sit for Armagh City
22 February 1819Horace SeymourTory
16 June 1826Henry MeynellTory[1][2]
18 December 1834Conservative[1][2]
5 August 1847Horace SeymourPeelite[2][3][4]Died 23 November 1851
5 January 1852Sir James Emerson TennentConservative[2][5][6]Resigned
11 December 1852Roger Johnson SmythPeelite[7][8]Died 19 September 1853
14 October 1853Jonathan Joseph RichardsonRadical[9][10]Did not seek re-election
2 April 1857Jonathan RichardsonWhig[11][12][13]
28 April 1859Conservative[2]Resigned
23 February 1863John Dougherty BarbourLiberal[2]Unseated on petition - new writ issued
23 June 1863Edward Wingfield VernerConservative[2]Resigned
19 February 1873Sir Richard Wallace, BtConservative[2]Last MP for the constituency
1885Constituency abolished

Elections

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Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Lisburn[2][1][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors56
Tory hold
General election 1831: Lisburn[2][1][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors56
Tory hold
General election 1832: Lisburn[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors91
Tory hold
General election 1835: Lisburn[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors134
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Lisburn[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors156
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHenry MeynellUnopposed
Registered electors203
Conservative hold

Meynell was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 September 1841: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHenry MeynellUnopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteHorace SeymourUnopposed
Registered electors462
Peelite gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

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Seymour's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 January 1852: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Emerson TennentUnopposed
Conservative gain from Peelite
General election 1852: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Emerson TennentUnopposed
Registered electors188
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[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteRoger Johnson Smyth 99 53.2 N/A
ConservativeJohn Inglis8746.8N/A
Majority126.4N/A
Turnout18685.7N/A
Registered electors217
Peelite gain from ConservativeSwingN/A

Smyth's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 14 October 1853: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RadicalJonathan Joseph RichardsonUnopposed
Registered electors217
Radical gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJonathan Richardson 138 51.3 N/A
ConservativeJames McGarel-Hogg[15]13148.7N/A
Majority72.6N/A
Turnout26990.9N/A
Registered electors296
Whig holdSwingN/A
General election 1859: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJonathan RichardsonUnopposed
Registered electors314
Conservative gain from Whig

Elections in the 1860s

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Richardson resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 23 February 1863: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Dougherty Barbour 140 51.1 New
ConservativeEdward Wingfield Verner13448.9N/A
Majority62.2N/A
Turnout27487.5N/A
Registered electors313
Liberal gain from Conservative

On petition, Barbour was unseated due to his and his agent's bribery and treating,[16] causing a by-election.

By-election, 26 June 1863: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEdward Wingfield Verner 151 62.1 N/A
LiberalJonathon Richardson (MP)9037.0N/A
Independent LiberalRobert Barbour[17]20.8New
Majority6125.1N/A
Turnout24377.6N/A
Registered electors313
Conservative hold
General election 1865: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEdward Wingfield Verner 134 66.0 N/A
LiberalJohn Dougherty Barbour6934.0N/A
Majority6532.0N/A
Turnout20364.9N/A
Registered electors313
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEdward Wingfield VernerUnopposed
Registered electors469
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

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Verner's resignation to contest a by-election in Armagh caused a by-election.

By-election, 19 Feb 1873: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard WallaceUnopposed
Registered electors568
Conservative hold
General election 1874: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard WallaceUnopposed
Registered electors519
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Lisburn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard WallaceUnopposed
Registered electors768
Conservative hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 233.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 226, 294–295. ISBN 0901714127.
  3. ^ "Lisburn". The Scotsman. 11 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Irish Members Returned". Tipperary Vindicator. 14 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Miscellaneous Intelligence". Berkshire Chronicle. 10 January 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Literary Notice". Belfast Mercury. 1 January 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Local Intelligence". Westmorland Gazette. 18 December 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Summary". Liverpool Mercury. 14 December 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Ireland". Monmouthshire Beacon. 15 October 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Staffordshire Advertiser". 15 October 1853. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "The Irish Elections". London Evening Standard. 9 April 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "The General Election". Londonderry Sentinel. 3 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Dublin Evening Mail". 13 April 1857. pp. 1–2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Lisburn". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Election Movements". Dublin Evening Packet and Correspondent. 19 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Lisburn". Saunders's News-Letter. Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 6 June 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Summary". Caledonian Mercury. Midlothian, Scotland. 29 June 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
  • Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  • Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
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