Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
# Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland.

## Borough

This constituency was the county borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

## History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrickfergus was not represented. Following the Acts of Union 1800, the county borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

## Members of Parliament, 1326–1801

| Election | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1559 | James Wingfield | | | Humphrey Warren | |
| 1585 | Edward Waterhouse | | | Thomas Stevenson | |
| 1613 | Thomas Hibbotts | | | Humphrey Johnson | |
| 1634 | Thomas Hibbotts | | | Henry Upton | |
| 1640 | Sir William Sambach | | | John Davys | |
| 1654–1660 | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) | Commonwealth - See Carrickfergus and Belfast (constituency) |
| 1661 | Sir Hercules Davys | | | Arthur Upton | |
| 1689 | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | Carrickfergus was not represented in the Patriot Parliament |
| 1692 | Henry Clements | | | Henry Davis | |
| 1695 | Hercules Davys | | | Henry Davis | |
| 1703 | Edward Lyndon | | | Henry Davis | |
| 1709 | Edward Lyndon | | | Alexander Denton | |
| 1713 | John Davys | | | Arthur Davys | |
| 1715 | Alexander Dalway | | | Archibald Edmonstone | |
| 1719 | Edward Lyndon | | | Archibald Edmonstone | |
| 1727 | Arthur Dobbs | | | John Lyndon | |
| October 1741 | Arthur Dobbs | | | Francis Clements | |
| December 1741 | Arthur Dobbs | | | Arthur Upton | |
| 1761 | Marriot Dalway | | | Arthur Upton | |
| 1768 | John Chichester | | | Conway Richard Dobbs | |
| 1776 | Barry Yelverton | Patriot | | Conway Richard Dobbs | |
| 1784 | Waddell Cunningham | | | Conway Richard Dobbs | |
| 1785 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | | | Conway Richard Dobbs | |
| 1790 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | | | Alexander Hamilton | |
| 1797 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | | | Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester | |
| 1798 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | | | Earl of Belfast | |
| 1799 | Ezekiel Davys Wilson | | | Noah Dalway | |
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carrickfergus |

### Notes

* ↑ Knighted in 1618.
* ↑ Declared not duly elected in 1741.
* ↑ Declared not duly elected in 1784.
* ↑ Also elected for Belfast in 1797, for which he chose to sit.
