Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.
In 1885, Dublin City was split into four divisions which were separate single member constituencies: Dublin College Green, Dublin Harbour, Dublin St Stephen's Green and Dublin St Patrick's.
The city of Dublin was accounted a county of itself, although it remained connected with County Dublin for certain purposes. A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the Parliamentary history of the city.
The city returns two members to the Imperial parliament; the right of election, formerly vested in the corporation, freemen, and 40s. freeholders, has been extended to the £10 householders, and £20 and £10 leaseholders for the respective terms of 14 and 20 years, by the act of the 2nd of William IV., cap. 88. The number of voters registered at the first general election under that act was 7041, of which number, 5126 voted. The limits of the city, for electoral purposes, include an area of 3538 statute acres, the boundaries of which are minutely detailed in the Appendix; the number of freemen is about 3500, of whom 2500 are resident and 1000 non-resident, and the number of £10 houses is 16,000 : the sheriffs are the returning officers.
The boundary from 1832, defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 (c. 89 2& 3 Will. 4), was as follows.
The County of the City of Dublin, and such Parts of the County at large as lie within the Circular Road.
Notes:-
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 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.
On petition Harty and Perrin unseated and new writ issued
1832 (18 August) by-election (2 seats)
Frederick Shaw (Tory) 1,292 (28.33%)
Viscount Ingestre (Tory) 1,250 (27.41%)
David Charles La Touche (Whig) 1,053 (23.09%)
Michael O'Loghlen (Whig) 937 (20.55%)
Marcus Costello (Whig) 28 (0.61%)
1832 (22 December) general election (2 seats)
7,008 electors, 5,173 voted, turnout 73.82%
Daniel O'Connell (Repealer) 3,411 (32.60%)
Edward Southwell Ruthven (Repealer) 3,352 (32.04%)
John Beattie West (Conservative) 1,862 (17.80%)
Sir George Rich (Conservative) 1,837 (17.56%)
1835 (17 January) general election (2 seats)
7,113 electors, 5,273 voted, turnout 74.13%
Daniel O'Connell (Liberal Repealer) 2,678 (26.19%)
Edward Southwell Ruthven (Liberal Repealer) 2,630 (25.72%)
George Alexander Hamilton (Conservative) 2,461 (24.07%)
John Beattie West (Conservative) 2,455 (24.01%)
On petition O'Connell and Ruthven unseated and Hamilton and West declared elected 16 May 1836
1837 (5 August) general election (2 seats)
11,409 electors, 6,972 voted, turnout 61.11%
Daniel O'Connell (Liberal Repealer) 3,556 (25.35%)
Robert Hutton (Liberal) 3,542 (25.25%)
George Alexander Hamilton (Conservative) 3,467 (24.72%)
John Beattie West (Conservative) 3,461 (24.68%)
1841 (10 July) general election (2 seats)
12,290 electors, 15,053 votes cast, estimated turnout 61.24%
John Beattie West (Conservative) 3,860 (25.64%)
Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,839 (25.50%)
Daniel O'Connell (Repealer) 3,692 (24.53%)
Robert Hutton (Liberal) 3,662 (24.33%)
Death of West
1842 (29 January) by-election
12,290 electors, 7,260 voted, turnout 59.07%
William Henry Gregory (Conservative) 3,825 (52.69%)
Lord Morpeth (Liberal) 3,435 (47.31%)
majority 390 (5.37%)
1847 (7 August) general election (2 seats)
19,562 electors, 9,707 votes cast, estimated turnout 24.81%
Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,353 (34.54%)
John Reynolds (Repealer) 3,229 (33.26%)
William Henry Gregory (Conservative) 3,125 (32.19%)
On petition poll amended and 92 votes struck off Reynolds
1852 (12 July) general election (2 seats)
11,290 electors, 11,979 votes cast, estimated turnout 53.05%
Edward Grogan (Conservative) 4,531 (37.82%)
John Vance (Conservative) 4,429 (36.97%)
John Reynolds (Liberal - Independent Opposition) 3,019 (25.20%)
1857 (31 March) general election (2 seats)
9,905 electors, 14,231 votes cast, estimated turnout 71.84%
Edward Grogan (Conservative) 3,767 (26.47%)
John Vance (Conservative) 3,711 (26.08%)
Francis William Brady (Liberal) 3,405 (23.93%)
John Reynolds (Liberal) 3,348 (23.53%)
1859 (3 May) general election (2 seats)
10,367 electors, 16,332 votes cast, estimated turnout 78.77%
Sir Edward Grogan, Bt (Conservative) 4,251 (26.03%)
John Vance (Conservative) 4,224 (25.86%)
Francis William Brady (Liberal) 3,976 (24.34%)
Alexander McCarthy (Liberal) 3,881 (23.76%)
1865 (17 July) general election (2 seats)
10,666 electors, 13,465 votes cast, estimated turnout 63.12%
Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 4,739 (35.19%)
Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 4,653 (34.56%)
John Vance (Conservative) 4,073 (30.25%)
Death of Guinness
1868 (1 June) by-election
Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) Unopposed
1868 (19 November) general election (2 seats)
12,899 electors, 22,004 votes cast, estimated turnout 85.29%
Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,587 (25.39%)
Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 5,586 (25.39%)
Hon. David Robert Plunket (Conservative) 5,452 (24.78%)
Sir Dominic John Corrigan, Bt (Liberal) 5,379 (24.45%)
On petition Guinness unseated and new writ issued
1870 (18 August) by-election
12,899 (1868) electors, 7,912 voted, estimated turnout 61.34%
Sir Dominic John Corrigan, Bt (Liberal) 4,468 (56.47%)
Edward Robert King-Harman (Home Rule) 3,444 (43.53%)
majority 1,024 (12.94%)
1874 (6 February) general election (2 seats)
12,067 electors, 12,503 votes cast, estimated turnout 51.81%
Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,213 (41.69%)
Maurice Brooks (Home Rule) 4,838 (38.69%)
Jonathan Pim (Liberal) 1,937 (15.49%)
Edward Fox (Home Rule) 515 (4.12%)
1880 (5 April) general election (2 seats)
13,599 electors, 21,915 votes cast, estimated turnout 80.58%
Maurice Brooks (Home Rule) 5,763 (26.30%)
Dr Robert Spencer Dyer Lyon (Liberal) 5,647 (25.77%)
Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, Bt (Conservative) 5,446 (24.85%)
James Stirling (Conservative) 5,059 (23.08%)
