Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)

UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885

Lisburn

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County| County Antrim
Borough| Lisburn
1801–1885
Seats| 1
Created from| Lisburn (IHC)
Replaced by| South Antrim

Lisburn was a United Kingdom parliamentary 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.

## Boundaries

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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Lisburn in County Antrim.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party | Note

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| 1 January 1801 | George Hatton | Tory | 1801: Co-opted
| 12 July 1802 | Earl of Yarmouth | Tory |
| 20 October 1812 | Lord Henry Moore | Tory |
| 29 June 1818 | John Leslie Foster | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for Armagh City
| 22 February 1819 | Horace Seymour | Tory |
| 16 June 1826 | Henry Meynell | Tory[1][2] |
| 18 December 1834 | Conservative[1][2] |
| 5 August 1847 | Horace Seymour | Peelite[2][3][4] | Died 23 November 1851
| 5 January 1852 | Sir James Emerson Tennent | Conservative[2][5][6] | Resigned
| 11 December 1852 | Roger Johnson Smyth | Peelite[7][8] | Died 19 September 1853
| 14 October 1853 | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Radical[9][10] | Did not seek re-election
| 2 April 1857 | Jonathan Richardson | Whig[11][12][13] |
| 28 April 1859 | Conservative[2] | Resigned
| 23 February 1863 | John Dougherty Barbour | Liberal[2] | Unseated on petition - new writ issued
| 23 June 1863 | Edward Wingfield Verner | Conservative[2] | Resigned
| 19 February 1873 | Sir Richard Wallace, Bt | Conservative[2] | Last MP for the constituency
1885 | Constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Lisburn[2][1][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 56  |
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Lisburn[2][1][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 56  |
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Lisburn[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 91  |
| Tory hold
General election 1835: Lisburn[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 134  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1837: Lisburn[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 156  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 203  |  |
| Conservative hold

Meynell was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 September 1841: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Meynell | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1847: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | Horace Seymour | Unopposed
Registered electors | 462  |  |
| Peelite gain from Conservative

### Elections in the 1850s

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Seymour's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 January 1852: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed
| Conservative gain from Peelite
General election 1852: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Emerson Tennent | Unopposed
Registered electors | 188  |  |
| Conservative gain from Peelite

Tennent resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.

By-election, 11 December 1852: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | Roger Johnson Smyth | 99  | 53.2  | N/A
| Conservative | John Inglis | 87  | 46.8  | N/A
Majority | 12  | 6.4  | N/A
Turnout | 186  | 85.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 217  |  |
| Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

Smyth's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 14 October 1853: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Radical | Jonathan Joseph Richardson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 217  |  |
| Radical gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Jonathan Richardson | 138  | 51.3  | N/A
| Conservative | James McGarel-Hogg[15] | 131  | 48.7  | N/A
Majority | 7  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 269  | 90.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 296  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1859: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jonathan Richardson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 314  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig

### Elections in the 1860s

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Richardson resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 23 February 1863: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 140  | 51.1  | New
| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134  | 48.9  | N/A
Majority | 6  | 2.2  | N/A
Turnout | 274  | 87.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 313  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative

On petition, Barbour was unseated due to his and his agent's bribery and treating,[16] causing a by-election.

By-election, 26 June 1863: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 151  | 62.1  | N/A
| Liberal | Jonathon Richardson (MP)  | 90  | 37.0  | N/A
| Independent Liberal | Robert Barbour[17] | 2  | 0.8  | New
Majority | 61  | 25.1  | N/A
Turnout | 243  | 77.6  | N/A
Registered electors | 313  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1865: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | 134  | 66.0  | N/A
| Liberal | John Dougherty Barbour | 69  | 34.0  | N/A
Majority | 65  | 32.0  | N/A
Turnout | 203  | 64.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 313  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1868: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Wingfield Verner | Unopposed
Registered electors | 469  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1870s

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Verner's resignation to contest a by-election in Armagh caused a by-election.

By-election, 19 Feb 1873: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed
Registered electors | 568  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1874: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed
Registered electors | 519  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Lisburn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Wallace | Unopposed
Registered electors | 768  |  |
| Conservative hold

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 233.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 226, 294–295\. ISBN 0901714127.
3. ^ "Lisburn". The Scotsman. 11 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Irish Members Returned". Tipperary Vindicator. 14 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Miscellaneous Intelligence". Berkshire Chronicle. 10 January 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "Literary Notice". Belfast Mercury. 1 January 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Local Intelligence". Westmorland Gazette. 18 December 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "Summary". Liverpool Mercury. 14 December 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "Ireland". Monmouthshire Beacon. 15 October 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ "Staffordshire Advertiser". 15 October 1853. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ "The Irish Elections". London Evening Standard. 9 April 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. ^ "The General Election". Londonderry Sentinel. 3 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. ^ "Dublin Evening Mail". 13 April 1857. pp. 1–2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Lisburn". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
15. ^ "Election Movements". Dublin Evening Packet and Correspondent. 19 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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* The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
* Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
* Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

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