County Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793, under the Penal Laws, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
| County Mayo | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Mayo |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Mayo |
Members of Parliament edit
- 1585 Thomas Williams and John Browne[1]
- 1613–1614 Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo and Sir Thomas Burke[1]
- 1634–1635 Sir Thomas Bourke and Sir Roger O'Shaunessy[1]
- 1639–1649 Sir Theobald Bourke, Baronet, and Thomas Bourke[1]
- 1658 Sir Thomas Sadlier
- 1661 Sir Arthur Gore and Sir James Cuffe[1]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Gerald Moore | Walter Bourke | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Bt | Francis Cuffe I | ||||
| 1695 | John Bingham | |||||
| 1707 | Henry Bingham | |||||
| 1715 | Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt | Francis Cuffe II | ||||
| 1719 | Michael Cuffe | |||||
| 1727 | John Bingham[2] | |||||
| 1742 | James Cuffe I | |||||
| 1749 | Sir John Bingham, 6th Bt | |||||
| 1751 | Paul Annesley Gore | |||||
| 1761 | Hon. Peter Browne-Kelly | Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Bt | ||||
| 1768 | James Cuffe II | |||||
| 1776 | Arthur Browne | |||||
| 1779 | George Browne | |||||
| 1782 | Denis Browne | |||||
| 1798 | George Jackson | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Mayo | |||||
Notes edit
References edit
- Leigh Rayment's historical List 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.