Dublin St Patrick's (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Dublin St Patrick's, was a former Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It was a Dáil constituency 1918-1921 and elected one member.
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[edit] Boundaries
In 1918, the city of Dublin was allocated seven single-member seats.
This constituency was a division of the city, which had sent a member to the United Kingdom House of Commons since 1885.
In 1921, Dublin was divided into three multi-member constituencies.
[edit] Politics
Dublin St Patrick's was a constituency which gave Sinn Féin about two-thirds of its votes. Countess Constance de Markievicz was the first woman to win a Parliamentary election in the British Isles, at the first election where women were allowed to be candidates.
In common with other Sinn Féiners, elected in 1918, the Deputy did not take her seat at Westminster but instead participated in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann.
[edit] Deputy/TD
Key to parties: Ind N Independent Nationalist, N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party), SF Sinn Féin, U Unionist.
| From | To | Name (Party) | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1921 | Countess Markievicz (SF) | 4 February 1868 | 15 July 1927 |
[edit] Election
This constituency elected its Deputy using the first past the post electoral system.
- 1918 (14 December) general election
- 18,785 electors; 11,899 voted; turnout 63.34%
- Constance Georgine, Countess Markievicz (SF) 7,835 (65.85%)
- William Field (N) 3,752 (31.53%)
- James Joseph Kelly (Ind N) 312 (2.62%)
- Majority 4,083 (34.31%)
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
[edit] See also
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)
- Irish (UK) general election, 1918
