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Carlow Borough
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1801–1885
Number of membersOne
Replaced byCounty Carlow

Carlow Borough was a Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1801 to 1885.

Boundaries[edit]

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Carlow in County Carlow.

The boundaries of the Cities and Boroughs in Ireland were defined by an Act passed in 1832, whose long title was "An Act to settle and describe the Limits of Cities, Towns, and Boroughs in Ireland, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament." This legislation was subsequently given the short title of the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832.

The boundaries of this constituency were described as follows.

"From the Point below the Town at which the River Barrow is met by the Southern Wall of the Grounds of the House belonging to Mr. Carey, Adjutant to the Carlow Militia, Eastward, along the said Wall to the Point at which the same meets the Kilkenny Road; thence in a straight Line to the Southern Corner of the Infirmary; thence in a straight Line to the Point a little above the Barracks at which the River Burren is joined by a small Stream; thence up the said Stream, and across the Tullow Road, to the Point at which the same Stream is met by a Hedge which runs down thereto from opposite the Southern End of the Plantation attached to the House on the Baltinglass Road which belongs to Mr. Hunt and is occupied by Mr. Butler; thence along the said Hedge to the Point at which the same meets the Baltinglass Road; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the Cupola of the Lunatic Asylum to the Point at which such straight Line cuts a Road which runs between the Baltinglass Road and the Dublin Road; thence in a straight Line to a Gate on the Eastern Side of the Dublin Road which is distant about One hundred Yards to the North of the North-eastern Corner of the Enclosure Wall of the Lunatic Asylum; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the Road to Athy is met by the North Boundary of the Demesne of the Roman Catholic Bishop; thence along the said Boundary till it meets the River at the Point; thence along the River to the North Corner of the Wall of the Burial Ground; thence in a straight Line to the Spire of Graigue Church; thence in a straight Line to the Summer House in Mr. Wilson's Garden; thence in a straight Line to the Point first described."

Members of Parliament[edit]

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1801Hon. Henry PrittieSucceeded as the 2nd Baron Dunalley
1801Hon. Francis Aldborough PrittieResigned (appointed Escheator of Munster)
1801Charles OrmsbyToryAppointed Recorder of Prince of Wales Island
1806Michael Symes
1806Hon. F. J. RobinsonPrime Minister (1827–1828) as the 1st Viscount Goderich
1807Andrew StrahanTory
1812Frederick Falkiner
1818Charles Harvey-Saville-OnleyTory
1826Charles BuryTory[1]
1832Nicholas Aylward VigorsRepeal Association[2][1]
1835Francis BruenConservative[2][1]
1837William Henry MauleWhig[1][3]Appointed a Baron of the English Court of Exchequer
1839Francis BruenConservative[2][1]Unseated on petition
1839Thomas GisborneWhig[1][4][5]Seated on petition
1841Brownlow LayardWhig[6][7][8]
1847John SadleirWhig[9][10]
1852Independent Irish Party[2]Accepted an office. Defeated for re-election as a Liberal.
1853John AlexanderConservative[2]
1859Sir John Dalberg-Acton, BtLiberal
1865Thomas StockLiberal
1868William FaganLiberal
1874Henry Owen LewisHome Rule League
1880Charles DawsonHome Rule LeagueMember of the Parnellite faction
1885Constituency merged into County Carlow

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Carlow Borough[2][1][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryCharles BuryUnopposed
Registered electors13
Tory hold
General election 1831: Carlow Borough[2][1][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryCharles BuryUnopposed
Registered electors13
Tory hold
General election 1832: Carlow Borough[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal Nicholas Aylward Vigors 145 54.7
ToryFrancis Bruen12045.3
Majority259.4
Turnout26595.3
Registered electors278
Irish Repeal gain from Tory
General election 1835: Carlow Borough[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Bruen 150 52.8 +7.5
Irish Repeal (Whig)Nicholas Aylward Vigors13447.2−7.5
Majority165.6N/A
Turnout28492.5−2.8
Registered electors307
Conservative gain from Irish RepealSwing+7.5
General election 1837: Carlow Borough[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Henry Maule 180 52.9 +5.7
ConservativeFrancis Bruen15846.5−6.3
Ind. ConservativePhilip Bagenal20.6New
Majority226.4N/A
Turnout34061.3−31.2
Registered electors555
Whig gain from ConservativeSwing+6.0

Maule was appointed as Baron of the Exchequer in England, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 February 1839: Carlow Borough[2][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Bruen 167 50.5 +4.0
WhigThomas Gisborne16449.5−3.4
Majority31.0N/A
Turnout331c. 59.6c. −1.7
Registered electorsc. 555
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+3.7

After meeting 59 times, an election committee amended the poll to 160 for Gisborne and 159 for Bruen and, in July 1839, Gisborne was declared elected.

Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigBrownlow LayardUnopposed
Registered electors417
Whig hold
General election 1847: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Sadleir 164 61.9 N/A
WhigBrownlow Layard10138.1N/A
Majority6323.8N/A
Turnout26540.9N/A
Registered electors648
Whig holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish John Sadleir 112 54.1 −7.8
ConservativeRobert Clayton Browne9545.9New
Majority178.2−15.6
Turnout20787.3+46.4
Registered electors237
Independent Irish gain from WhigSwingN/A

Sadleir was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 January 1853: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Alexander 97 51.6 +5.7
WhigJohn Sadleir[12]9148.4−5.7
Majority63.2N/A
Turnout18890.4+3.1
Registered electors208
Conservative gain from Independent IrishSwing+5.7
General election 1857: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Alexander 127 61.7 +15.8
WhigArthur Edward Valette Ponsonby[13]7938.3−15.8
Majority4823.4N/A
Turnout20685.8−1.5
Registered electors240
Conservative gain from Independent IrishSwing+15.8
General election 1859: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Dalberg-Acton 117 53.2 +14.9
ConservativeJohn Alexander10346.8−14.9
Majority146.4N/A
Turnout22093.2+7.4
Registered electors236
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+14.9

Elections in the 1860s[edit]

General election 1865: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Stock 126 54.1 +0.9
ConservativeHorace Rochfort10745.9−0.9
Majority198.2+1.8
Turnout23391.4−1.8
Registered electors255
Liberal holdSwing+0.9
General election 1868: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Fagan 174 53.7 −0.4
ConservativeHorace Rochfort15046.3+0.4
Majority247.4−0.8
Turnout32492.0+0.6
Registered electors352
Liberal holdSwing−0.4

Elections in the 1870s[edit]

General election 1874: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home RuleHenry Owen LewisUnopposed
Registered electors303
Home Rule gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Carlow Borough[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule League (Parnellite) Charles Dawson 149 52.5 N/A
ConservativeHenry Thomas Butler13547.5New
Majority145.0N/A
Turnout28494.0N/A
Registered electors302
Home Rule holdSwingN/A
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