Dungannon (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Dungannon
Type:borough
Borough:Dungannon
Region:Ireland
County:County Tyrone
Parliament:uk
Year:1801
Abolished:1885
Seats:1
Previous:Dungannon
Next:South Tyrone

Dungannon 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 and was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. This act split County Tyrone into four single-member constituencies: East Tyrone, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone and South Tyrone. It took effect at the 1885 United Kingdom general election.

Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Dungannon in County Tyrone.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1801Hon. John Knox
1801 by-electionConservative
1802Conservative
1803 by-electionConservative
1806Conservative
1807 by-electionJames Hamilton, Viscount HamiltonConservative
1807Lord Claude Hamilton
1809 by-election
1812
1818Tory[1]
28 December 1830John James Knox <-- 3 Apr 1790 to 9 Jul 1856 -->Tory[2]
December 1834Conservative[3]
1837Viscount Northland (2nd)Conservative
1838 by-electionViscount Northland (3rd)Conservative
1851 by-electionConservative
1874Thomas Alexander DicksonLiberal
Liberal
1885constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Knox resigned, causing a by-election.

Knox resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Knox resigned due to ill health by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.[4]

Knox resigned again by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Knox was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

On petition, Dickson was unseated and a by-election was called.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farrell . Stephen . KNOX, Hon. Thomas (1786-1858), of Barham House, Elstree, Herts. . The History of Parliament . 15 May 2020.
  2. Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . 1842 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 226 . . 21 August 2019.
  3. Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . 1842 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 226 . . 21 August 2019.
  4. News: Ireland . 30 September 2018 . Shrewsbury Chronicle . 9 August 1850 . 4 . . subscription.