Downpatrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

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Downpatrick

Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County| County Down
Borough| Downpatrick
1586 (1586) (1586 (1586))–1801 (1801)
Seats| 2
Replaced by| Downpatrick (UKHC)

Downpatrick was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

## History

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In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Downpatrick was not represented.[1]

## Members of Parliament, 1586–1801

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* 1613-1615: Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt and Richard West[2]
* 1634–1635: Edward Kynaston (died 1634) and William Billingsly[2]
* 1639–1649: Mark Trevor and William Billingsly[2]
* 1661–1666: Nicholas Ward and Daniel O'Neill[2]

### 1689–1801

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Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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1689 | Downpatrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692  | James Hamilton |  | Nicholas Price |
1695  | Sir John Magill, 1st Bt |  | Francis Annesley[note 1] |
1703  | Mathew Forde |
1705  | Isaac Manley |
1713  | Francis Annesley |
1715  | Sir Emanuel Moore, 3rd Bt |  | Thomas Medlycott |
1727  | Edward Southwell |  | Cromwell Price |
1755  | Bowen Southwell |
1761  | Mathew Forde |  | Hon. Francis Charles Annesley |
1771  | Clotworthy Rowley |
1776  | Hon. Robert Henry Southwell |
1783  | Hon. Hercules Rowley[note 2] |
October 1783  | Andrew Caldwell |
1790  | Jonathan Chetwood |
1798  | Josias Rowley
1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Downpatrick

### Notes

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1. ^ Expelled in 1703
2. ^ Also elected for County Antrim in 1783, for which he chose to sit.

## References

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1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
2. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 612.

## Bibliography

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* O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
* Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Down

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* County Down (????–1800)
* Bangor (1613–1800)
* Downpatrick (1586–1800)
* Hillsborough (1662–1800)
* Killyleagh (1613–1800)
* Newry (????–1800)
* Newtownards (????–1800)

Westminster
1801–present|

| Historic|

* Down (1801–85, 1922–50)
* East Down (1885–1922)
* Mid Down (1918–22)
* North Down (1885–1922, 1950–)
* South Down (1885–1922, 1950–)
* West Down (1885–1922)
* Downpatrick (1801–85)
* Newry (1801–1918)

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Current|

* Belfast South and Mid Down (2024–)
* Lagan Valley (1983–)
* Newry & Armagh (1983–)
* North Down (1983–)
* South Down (1983–)
* Strangford (1983–)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922|

| First Dáil
1919–21|

| Seats taken|

(none)

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Seats not taken|

* East Down
* Mid Down
* North Down
* South Down
* West Down

Second Dáil
1921–22|

| One or more seats taken|

Down

|

No seats taken|

(none)

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1921–72|

* Ards (1929–72)
* Bangor (1969–72)
* Down (1921–29)
* East Down (1929–72)
* Iveagh (1929–72)
* Lagan Valley (1969–72)
* Larkfield (1969–72)
* Mid Down (1929–72)
* Mourne (1929–72)
* North Down (1929–72)
* South Down (1929–72)
* West Down (1929–72)

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| Assembly 1973–74
Constitutional Convention 1975–76
Assembly 1982–86|

* North Down
* South Down

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Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98
Assembly (1998–present)|

* North Down
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* Strangford
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1979-2020|

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