County Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

County Mayo
Type:county
County:County Mayo
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Seats:2
Next:Mayo

County Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793, under the Penal Laws, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot ParliamentGerald MooreWalter Bourke
1692Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Bt<-- party -->
1695John Bingham
1707Henry Bingham
1715Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt<-- party -->Francis Cuffe II
1719Michael Cuffe
1727John Bingham[2] <-- party -->
1742James Cuffe I<-- party -->
1749Sir John Bingham, 6th Bt
1751Paul Annesley Gore
1761Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Bt<-- party -->
1768James Cuffe II<-- party -->
1776Arthur Browne
1779
1782Denis Browne<-- party -->
1798George Jackson
1801Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Mayo

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 627.
  2. from 1730 Sir John Bingham, 5th Bt