Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.

History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1264–1801 1560: Christopher More and Patrick Stanley 1585: Richard Bellew, Thomas Bathe and John Monye 1613–1615: William Cashell and Richard Ellis 1634–1635: Peter Clynton and Oliver Cashell 1639–1649: Oliver Cashell (expelled and replaced 1642 by Francis Moore. Moore died and replaced 1644 by John Hatch) and Nicholas Smyth (died and replaced 1644 by John Stoyte) 1661–1666: Wolstan Dixie and Nicholas Combes

1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Robert Dermott John Dowdall 1692 Thomas Perceval William Shaw 1695 Kilner Brasier 1703 Henry Bellingham James Somerville 1707 Richard Tisdall 1713 Henry Brooke 1715 James Hamilton 1719 Henry Morrison 1721 James Tisdall 1727 Thomas Fortescue Hans Hamilton 1728 John Hamilton 1757 James Fortescue May 1761 James SmythAlso elected for Antrim in 1761, for which he chose to sit Robert Waller 1761 David La Touche 1768 William Henry FortescueAlso elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit 1769 James Smyth 1771 James Sheil 1776 William Conyngham 1781 Robert Lindsay 1783 Viscount Jocelyn Hon. George Jocelyn 1798 John Jocelyn 1799 John Straton 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dundalk

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