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Pre-1801 Irish constituency

For the county constituency, seeCounty Antrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Antrim Borough
Formerborough constituency for theIrish House of Commons
County	County Antrim
Borough	Antrim
1666 (1666)–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Antrim was aborough constituency which elected two MPs to theIrish House of Commons, the house of representatives of theKingdom of Ireland.

History

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Theborough ofAntrim inCounty Antrim was enfranchised as aborough constituency in 1666. In thePatriot Parliament of 1689 summoned byKing James II, Antrim was not represented.^[1] Thereafter it continued to be entitled to send twoMembers of Parliament to theIrish House of Commons until the Parliament of Ireland was merged into theParliament of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801. The constituency was disenfranchised on 31 December 1800 by theActs of Union 1800.

The borough was represented in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom as part of thecounty constituency ofAntrim.

Electoral System and Electorate

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The parliamentary representatives for all constituencies in the Irish House of Commons were elected using thebloc vote for two-member elections andfirst past the post for single-memberby-elections.

The borough had aPotwalloper electorate.

Members of Parliament, 1666–1801

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Election	First member	Second member
1666	John Jeffreys	William Domville, Junior^[2]
1689	Antrim Borough was not represented in thePatriot Parliament
1692	Sir Robert Adare	Arthur Upton
1695	Thomas Brooke	Thomas Dawson
1696	Robert Dalway	Thomas Dawson
1703	Hugh Montgomery	Thomas Bell
1713	Thomas Upton	Hugh Henry
1715	John William MacMullan
1717	John Skeffington
1727	Robert Colvill
1744	Robert Colvill	James Smyth
1749	Hungerford Skeffington	James Smyth
1768	Hungerford Skeffington	William John Skeffington
1769	Hugh Skeffington
1776	Hon. Chichester Skeffington
1798	Hon. Henry Skeffington
1801	Disenfranchised

References

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^O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
^Return of Members of Parliament (1878),vol II, p. 605.

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 978-0-7884-1927-0.
Leigh Rayment's historicalList 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.

Parliamentary constituencies inCounty Antrim and the city ofBelfast

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

County Antrim (???–1800)
Antrim (1666–1800)
Belfast (1613–1800)
Carrickfergus (1326–1800)
Lisburn (1661–1800)
Randalstown (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic

Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
Belfast (1801–85)
Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
Belfast Falls (1918–22)
Belfast Ormeau (1918–22)
Belfast Pottinger (1918–22)
Belfast Shankill (1918–22)
Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922–2024)
Belfast St Anne's (1918–22)
Belfast Victoria (1918–22)
Belfast Woodvale (1918–22)
Carrickfergus (1801–85)
Lisburn (1801–85)
Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current

East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—)
North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast South and Mid Down (2024—)
Belfast West (1885–1918, 1922—)
Lagan Valley 1983—

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	East Antrim Mid Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast Cromac Belfast Duncairn Belfast Falls Belfast Ormeau Belfast Pottinger Belfast St Anne's Belfast Shankill Belfast Victoria Belfast Woodvale Queen's University of Belfast

Second Dáil
1921–22

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

1921–29

Antrim (1921–29)
Belfast East (1921–29)
Belfast North (1921–29)
Belfast South (1921–29)
West Belfast (1921–29)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72

Bannside (1929–72)
Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72)
Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72)
Belfast Central (1929–72)
Belfast Clifton (1929–72)
Belfast Cromac (1929–72)
Belfast Dock (1929–72)
Belfast Duncairn (1929–72)
Belfast Falls (1929–72)
Belfast Oldpark (1929–72)
Belfast Pottinger (1929–72)
Belfast Shankill (1929–72)
Belfast St Anne's (1929–72)
Belfast Victoria (1929–72)
Belfast Willowfield (1929–72)
Belfast Windsor (1929–72)
Belfast Woodvale (1929–72)
Carrick (1929–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Larne (1929–72)
Mid Antrim (1929–72)
Newtownabbey (1969–72)
North Antrim (1929–72)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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